Researchers from a highly respected university reported in a journal article that genetically modified (GM) corn sold

Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!

Question:

Researchers from a highly respected university reported in a journal article that genetically modified (GM) corn sold by GeneiOrg may pose a threat to human health. The researchers isolated genes that came from GM corn, within the cells of chickens raised on nearby farms. The study was primarily funded by the government’s National Science Agency, although a small portion of funding was provided by Nature’s Defense. Nature’s Defense is a private environmental organization opposed to the use of GM crops. Soon after these research findings were made known to the general public, GenetiOrg’s stock price dropped 13 points.

- The study proved that genetically modified crops are harmful to humans to eat.

 True

 Probably True

 Insufficient Data

 Probably False

 False

A sleeping woman was awakened by a dream that she had suffered a painful fall. Later that night her husband returned from a fishing trip that he had taken alone in a rowboat some miles away. His arm had been broken as a result of a fall in his boat. The husband and wife discovered that the accident and dream had happened at exactly the same time

- The dream was a chance coincidence that was not really influenced by the accident.

1-Conclusion follows

2-Conclusion does not follow

Should the government take over all the major industries in the country?

- Yes; the government already operates or controls highways, parks, military forces, and public health services.

1- Strong Argument.

2- Weak Argument.

Should the government permit imports from unfriendly nations with which there is a significant risk of military conflict?

- Yes; even unfriendly nation cannot export products to our nation, it can only generally export them to other nations.

1- Strong Argument.

2- Weak Argument.

Where legally permitted, should private casinos operate in economically depressed areas?

- No; when a casino opens, property crime rates usually increase in surrounding neighborhood without falling elsewhere.

1- Strong Argument.

2- Weak Argument.

Should our country’s government, and the state and local government, be limited to spending no more than their income from various sources during any given year?

- Yes; it would be good for the country’s people to learn to make sacrifices and stop the needless waste brought about by our mode of living.

1- Strong Argument.

2- Weak Argument.

Should high standards of purity for the nation’s air and water be maintained, even if the result is higher prices to the consumer for electricity and manufactured goods?

- Yes; those who demand lower purity standards are concerned mainly with their own short-term profits.

 Strong Argument.

 Weak Argument.

Should the government continue to pay farmers the cost of soil conservation practices on their own land?

- No; farmers have historically been a powerful pressure group on congress, but today most of the population lives in cities.

 Strong Argument.

 Weak Argument.

Should the government continue to pay farmers the cost of soil conservation practices on their own land?

- No; soil conservation practices are easy and inexpensive; they are likely to more than repay farmers for their investment by increasing the yield, and thus the income, from their land.

1-Strong Argument.

2- Weak Argument.

Should our country’s government, and the state and local government, be limited to spending no more than their income from various sources during any given year?

- No; such rigid restrictions against even prudent borrowing would seriously limit our growth as nation and create an economic depression.

1- Strong Argument.

2- Weak Argument.

Should high standards of purity for the nation’s air and water be maintained, even if the result is higher prices to the consumer for electricity and manufactured goods?

- No; a slight lowering of air and water purity standards will have few ill effects, but further inflation of prices for electricity and manufactured products will prove disastrous.

1- Strong Argument.

2- Weak Argument.