Question #1980

Why not E?

Started by Chloe · started 2023-06-23 16:56 · last activity 2023-06-29 20:10 · 2 replies

I originally chose D but switched to E because I thought E weakened the argument more. I'm confused... for reference E ends with: "would only replace the normal strain if released in sufficient numbers"

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  1. Emil-Kunkin · 2023-06-29 20:09

    Hi, I don't think that E is a problem. If anything, it seems like an obvious truth. Of course a treatment will only work if a great enough dose is used. This is no reason not to do the treatment. E doesn't give us any reason to think that the altered bacterium would be a bad or ineffective treatment. It only tells us that we would need enough of them to work, which seems true of any intervention. D however clearly shows why the a,texted bacterium may be unsafe.

  2. Emil-Kunkin · 2023-06-29 20:10

    *altered bacterium

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