A. It fails to consider that the chassis of sailboats can be damaged by factors other than the liquid exhaust from speedboats. ✅
The lawyer is essentially saying:
Quote:
"We don't have direct evidence that exhaust causes damage, so banning speedboats isn't justified."
But the absence of evidence for
one particular cause doesn't establish that speedboats pose
no property-damage risk.
There could be other ways in which speedboats cause damage—for example, collisions, wakes, or other effects.
So the lawyer hasn't adequately established that banning speedboats cannot be justified on property-damage grounds.
Why the others aren't as good
B. ❌
Whether sailboats are better maintained than speedboats doesn't address whether speedboat exhaust damages sailboats.
C. ❌
Material quality, design, and human error could affect damage, but the lawyer's specific argument concerns
exhaust. This doesn't directly attack the reasoning.
D. ❌
How concerned the owners are about potential damage has nothing to do with whether the damage actually occurs.
E. ❌
The lawyer specifically talks about
well-maintained sailboats. Damage to poorly maintained boats doesn't directly refute the argument.
ExpertsGlobal5
The lawyer representing several boat owners in a class-action lawsuit argued that because there is no direct evidence that contact with the liquid exhaust produced by speedboats harms the chassis of sailboats that are well maintained, banning speedboats from the lake cannot be justified on the grounds of damaging private property.
Which criticism of the above argument, from among the following, is best?
A. It fails to consider that the chassis of sailboats can be damaged by factors other than the liquid exhaust from speedboats.
B. It fails to acknowledge that sailboats, even those that routinely come in contact with the liquid exhaust produced by speedboats, are generally better-maintained than speed boats are.
C. It does not consider the roles that material quality, design, and human error play in damage caused to a boat’s chassis.
D. It fails to take into account the possibility that the owners of well-maintained sailboats, who are made aware of the danger posed by the liquid exhaust produced by speedboats, may show greater concern regarding potential chassis damage to their sailboats.
E. It ignores how the liquid exhaust can damage the chassis of sailboats that are not well-maintained.
|
This Daily Butler Question was provided by
Experts' Global
|
|
Sponsored
|
|
|