Each option includes two claims and a conclusion from
the editorial. Which pair of claims builds on each other
using valid reasoning to arrive at the given conclusion?
OA. Claim: Politicians and business people complain
about federal regulations.
Claim: Some critics think consumers would be
better off without the FDA.
Conclusion: Numerous tragedies can be
attributed to lack of federal regulation.
OB.
OC.
Claim: The FDA has protected consumers from
dangerous food, drugs, and cosmetics.
Claim: Consumer products now enter the
market from all over the world.
Conclusion: Consumers are lucky to have a
federal agency that protects them.
Claim: Unsafe food and drugs were once
rampant in the marketplace.
Claim: Since the creation of the FDA in 1938,
less unsafe food and drugs have been produced
and sold.
Conclusion: FDA regulation has improved the
safety of food and drugs.