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Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.
Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.
Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.
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Some have argued that using food crops to produce fuel represents an unprecedented attack on the food supply. It seems immoral to divert crops from the food supply
arguing that the bad consequences of a practice are outweighed by the good consequences
countering the charge that a practice has a bad consequence by trying to show that the practice does
rebutting a charge that a practice is radical by contending that the practice is analogous
Why this is right
Answer C is correct.
Skill tested: Method · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
rejecting the charge that a practice is immoral by trying to undercut the moral foundation
supporting a moral objection to a practice by trying to show that the practice is actually different from
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