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Columnist: It is impossible for there to be real evidence
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Columnist: It is impossible for there to be real evidence that lax radiation standards that were once in effect at nuclear reactors actually contributed to the increase in cancer rates near such sites. The point is a familiar one: who can say if a particular case of cancer is due to radiation, smoking or poor diet.
The argument's reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on which one of the following grounds?
(a) argument fails to recognise that there may be convincing statistical evidence even if individual causes cannot be known
(b) argument inappropriately presupposes that what follows a certain phenomenon was caused by that phenomenon
(c) argument inappropriately draws conclusion about causes of cancer in general from evidence drawn from a particular case of cancer
(d) argument ignores other possible causes of increase in cancer rates near nuclear reactor complexes
(e) argument concludes that a claim about causal connection is false on basis of a lack of evidence for the claim.
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Re: Columnist: It is impossible for there to be real evidence
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01 Aug 2005, 09:19
Picked A.
If the town's rate of incidence of cancer incresed two fold, after the installation of the plan , with there being no marked change in other parameters which cause cancer, one can reasonably point a finger at the lax rules.
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01 Aug 2005, 14:32
(a) argument fails to recognise that there may be convincing statistical evidence even if individual causes cannot be known
far fetched leaves a lot to assumption (b) argument inappropriately presupposes that what follows a certain phenomenon was caused by that phenomenon
It does not do that, it says the other way (c) argument inappropriately draws conclusion about causes of cancer in general from evidence drawn from a particular case of cancer
Out of scope (d) argument ignores other possible causes of increase in cancer rates near nuclear reactor complexes
out of scope too (e) argument concludes that a claim about causal connection is false on basis of a lack of evidence for the claim.
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01 Aug 2005, 14:58
i thought E, however on second thoughts i feel that answer is A
Reason why E is not the answer:
-- author does not deny causal connection. He thinks that cancer has many causes, and that these causes cannot be singled out.
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