Proponent: Irradiation of food by gamma rays would keep it from spoiling before it reaches the consumer in food stores. ███ ███████ ██████ ██ █████████ ███████ ███ ███████ ██████ ███ ██████████ ██ █████ ████ █████ ██ ████████ ██ █████ ██ ██ ██████ ██ ██████ ███████████ ██ ███ ███████ ██ █████████ ██ ███████ ███████ ██ █████ ███████ ██████████ █████████ █████ ██ ████████████ ███████ ████ ██████ ███████ ███████ ██ ██████████
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The proponent argues in favor of gamma ray irradiation of food by pointing out its benefits: it keeps food from spoiling, and kills Salmonella in contaminated poultry, all while leaving no traces of radiation and causing no significant loss of vitamins. The opponent counters this argument by mentioning a significant disadvantage of irradiation: it does not kill botulism bacteria, and in fact kills bacteria that produce bad smells that warn consumers about botulism. The opponent adds that an alternative method, a safe chemical dip, kills both Salmonella and botulism, thus providing at least one of the benefits of irradiation — killing Salmonella — without the same disadvantage.
The opponent responds to the proponent's emphasis on irradiation's benefits by pointing out a significant disadvantage of irradiation: it fails to kill botulism bacteria, but kills bacteria that can warn consumers of botulism. The opponent then points out that another method — the chemical dip — provides at least one of irradiation's benefits, killing Salmonella, while also killing botulism and so avoiding the same disadvantage.
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