Jason: The solar cooker provides free energy for cooking, baking, and

Jason: The solar cooker provides free energy for cooking, baking, and cleaning water. People who use it avoid indoor smoke inhalation, fire hazards, and injuries from gathering firewood. They also have environmental benefits such as reducing deforestation, lowering energy costs, and reducing CO2 emissions. The solar cooker is a simple solution to a host of problems in the developing world.

Zola: While I agree with your arguments, I disagree with your conclusion. Solar cookers have all of those benefits. Unfortunately, it takes a long time for them to bring water to a boil—usually between two and three hours—and they require ample sunlight, which is not always available in the rainy season. In practice, they are not a perfect solution by far.

Zola responds to Jason’s argument using which one of the following argumentative techniques?


(A) She argues that Jason’s conclusion is just a restatement of his fallacious arguments.

(B) She argues that Jason’s conception of the ills of developing nations is too limited in scope and thus his conclusion is insufficient.

(C) She questions the integrity of Jason’s research and whether his conclusion is based on a faulty foundation.

(D) She gives an alternate interpretation of the assumptions that results in a different conclusion altogether.

(E) She introduces caveats that weaken several of Jason’s assumptions.
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