- PowerScore Staff
- Posts: 105
- Joined: Feb 09, 2024
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:08 pm
#105568
This is a tough one. I think your prephrase of the steam being a potential pollutant is not quite helpful. After all, we are told that the steam exposure happens in an "autoclave," which is sealed off from the outside world. Also, superheated steam is just that—hot steam! It's not considered a pollutant. Therefore, the existence of the steam isn't really a gap in the argument.
However, there IS a gap in the argument about what happens to the waste before it is sterilized. Think about how it would affect the president's argument if (B) was negated—if handling of the waste before treatment WOULD pose a threat of pollution. It would destroy the president's entire argument! Therefore, we can safely conclude that (B) is correct.
Hope that helps.
TootyFrooty wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:19 pmHi TootyFrooty,Adam Tyson wrote: ↑Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:59 am The president's premises include that the sterilization will make the waste clean and non-polluting, and his argument does indeed rest on that. Our explanation that you cited isn't about whether that is true or not, but is about whether that answer choice addresses the gap in the argument, which is that there could be some opportunity for pollution before the waste is sterilized. Since it is only about what may or may not be true after sterilization, it fails to address that gap.Piggybacking on your first paragraph here, I also was stuck between a and b, primarily because I pre phased that the pollution could be from the steam RELEASED into the environment, such as in the case of industrial manufacturing plants etc... can you clarify further please as to how to see this answer choice in its accurate essence, because clearly I was seeing it as something else.
This is a tough one. I think your prephrase of the steam being a potential pollutant is not quite helpful. After all, we are told that the steam exposure happens in an "autoclave," which is sealed off from the outside world. Also, superheated steam is just that—hot steam! It's not considered a pollutant. Therefore, the existence of the steam isn't really a gap in the argument.
However, there IS a gap in the argument about what happens to the waste before it is sterilized. Think about how it would affect the president's argument if (B) was negated—if handling of the waste before treatment WOULD pose a threat of pollution. It would destroy the president's entire argument! Therefore, we can safely conclude that (B) is correct.
Hope that helps.