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27 Sep 2019, 01:23
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Physicist: The claim that low-temperature nuclear fusion can be achieved entirely by chemical means is based on chemical experiments in which the measurements and calculations are inaccurate.
Chemist: But your challenge is ineffectual, since you are simply jealous at the thought that chemists might have solved a problem that physicists have been unable to solve.
Which one of the following is the strongest criticism of the chemist’s response to the physicist’s challenge?
(A) It restates a claim in different words instead of offering evidence for this claim.
(B) It fails to establish that perfect accuracy of measurements and calculations is possible.
(C) It confuses two different meanings of the word “solve.”
(D) It is directed against the proponent of a claim rather than against the claim itself.
(E) It rests on a contradiction.
Chemist: But your challenge is ineffectual, since you are simply jealous at the thought that chemists might have solved a problem that physicists have been unable to solve.
Which one of the following is the strongest criticism of the chemist’s response to the physicist’s challenge?
(A) It restates a claim in different words instead of offering evidence for this claim.
(B) It fails to establish that perfect accuracy of measurements and calculations is possible.
(C) It confuses two different meanings of the word “solve.”
(D) It is directed against the proponent of a claim rather than against the claim itself.
(E) It rests on a contradiction.
sachin1114GMCKS
27 Sep 2019, 20:52
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I was confused between D and B
Why is D chosen over B
Please explain
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Why is D chosen over B
Please explain
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12 Feb 2020, 15:59
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sachin1114GMCKS
D over B because Chemist never really said anything about the accuracy of calculations. He simply attacked the Physicist on the grounds of human factor (jealous). Sure Chemist can state B and defends himself/herself but that's not the point here. The point is chemist did not bother about the claim but rather attacked the proponent of the claim. Hence D.
