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#94152
Hi CGS,
You're right that the newspaper subscriber doesn't address whether, if the government makes the fundamental changes, it would properly address the social problems. That's not really a problem though--Arnot's argument still fails if the sufficient condition will never occur. But that is not the same thing as distorting Arnot's argument. The newspaper subscriber responds to Arnot's actual argument, the problem is that even if the government can't be trusted to act in the public's interest that doesn't mean it's impossible for them to make these changes, and it also doesn't mean there is no way that we could eliminate social problems through some other means.
I would also refer you to Claire's post above, her example does a great job of illustrating how (A) describes the flaw.
Hope that helps!
Beth
You're right that the newspaper subscriber doesn't address whether, if the government makes the fundamental changes, it would properly address the social problems. That's not really a problem though--Arnot's argument still fails if the sufficient condition will never occur. But that is not the same thing as distorting Arnot's argument. The newspaper subscriber responds to Arnot's actual argument, the problem is that even if the government can't be trusted to act in the public's interest that doesn't mean it's impossible for them to make these changes, and it also doesn't mean there is no way that we could eliminate social problems through some other means.
I would also refer you to Claire's post above, her example does a great job of illustrating how (A) describes the flaw.
Hope that helps!
Beth