PT151 S2 Q7 ExplanationPrinciple: People should not feed

Answer choices, explained

1. A

   Opposite1% picked this

   Congregating around human bird feeders makes wild birds more vulnerable to

   This supports the idea that humans endanger wild birds by feeding them.

   1%
2. B

   Opposite5% picked this

   Some species of wild birds benefit humans by consuming large numbers of mosquitoes and

   A benefit for humans doesn't justify making wild birds more dependent on humans or endangering their ability to survive. This gives us more reason to want the birds to survive in the wild and more reason to avoid harming them.

   5%
3. C

   Opposite (if anything)2% picked this

   Wild birds are much more likely to congregate in yards where they are fed than in yards where

   If anything, the fact that wild birds are more likely to congregate in yards where they are fed might indicate that they're eating the food that humans leave for them, This could increase the likelihood of them becoming dependent on humans.

   2%
4. D

   Opposite (if anything)9% picked this

   Most bird lovers are very active in efforts to preserve the habitats of threatened species of wild

   If anything, this might mean that most bird lovers are aware that feeding wild birds can harm them. The bird lovers can't plead ignorance, and ignorance wouldn't justify their actions anyway.

   9%
5. E

   Correct82% picked this

   Human settlement is so pervasive in the habitat of most wild birds that they must depend in part on human

   Why this is right

   This could justify the bird lovers' actions. They aren't making these birds more dependent on humans. They're feeding birds that are already dependent on humans.

   Skill tested: Paradox · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   82%