Why is E correct and not A.
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Amandaccs
· started 2022-11-23 17:14
· last activity 2022-11-23 23:35
· 1 reply
Hello, in deciding if A was correct versus E. I concluded that E seems more extreme and I thought the argument was saying smoking, something that is hazardous, shouldn't be promoted. I didn't think that was the same as saying "Only" healthy things should be advertised because all the argument was saying was hazardous, couldn't something other than healthy be advertised? So isn't saying only healthy too restrictive to what the argument was stating? This is why I chose A because I felt it more directly aligned with the argument.
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Emil-Kunkin
· 2022-11-23 23:35
Hi, we are looking to strengthen this argument, so extreme is not necessarily a bad thing. We are not looking for something that is aligned with the argument, we are trying to make the argument better. The argument is that smoking is unhealthy, so ads for it should be banned.
To say that ads should promote only heathy products completely proves the argument correct. If ads are only for healthy things, and smoking is unhealthy, then ads cannot be allowed for smoking. Thus, these ads should be banned.
A looks tempting, but who ever said smoking ads show people smoking? They may only show the product, or just the logo. A might support banning a subset of smoking ads, but not all.
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