PT4.S1.Q21 Cloth vs Disposable Diapers

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One party states that disposable diapers are a menace to the environment since they are filling up landfills etc., and people should replace disposable diapers with cloth diapers; the other party states that no, cloth diapers also carry significant amount of risks to the environment.

The two popular answer choices are B and D, and since B is correct lets talk about D. For D, it states that the anti-clother proceeds her argument with stating that cloth diapers pose far more serious threat to the environment. But where does the anti-clother says that? Maria only states that the widely adopted use of cloth diapers also post a lot of risks to the environment, but never states that it would pose a "far more serious threat." There is no comparison in the degree of threat the two type of diapers post; Maria only states her argument to say that cloth diaper also posts a lot of risk to the environment, even NO LESS risks than the disposable diapers, but she never states the cloth diaper would post FAR MORE SERIOUS THREAT.

AC B is correct because Pedro is convinced that the disposable diapers are bad for the environment and makes a good case for it: it is filling up landfills and blah blah. But he never states why we should take cloth diapers over disposable ones, and that is what Maria catches on with her counter. She states that the use of cloth diapers also pose significant risks to the environment through transportation etc., the factors that Pedro did not consider in his hasty argument that denounces disposables and promotes cloth. Therefore, B is the right answer as Maria points out the inadequacy in Pedro's support for cloth diapers.

LogicGamer

A) No such explicit or implicit claim was made in her argument that allows us to believe this to be true. No exaggeration of the negative evidence in Pedro's argument. He gives a statistic to support his conclusion.
B ) Exactly. Maria is indicating that Pedro reaches a broad conclusion from inadequate evidence about cloth diapers. She mentions the negative environmental consequences of cloth diapers indicating to Pedro that there is negative evidence about cloth diapers too (that he fails to include in his argument). Since Pedro concludes that people should stop buying disposable diapers and use cloth diapers, Maria's added evidence about cloth diapers indicates Pedro draws a broad conclusion from evidence pertaining only to disposable diapers.
C) Does not happen.
D) Maria is not taking a side over another but merely adding negative evidence about cloth diapers. The last sentence mentions diaper services which could be applied to both types of diapers.
E) Does not happen