All people residing in the country of Gradara approve of legislation requiring that certain hazardous wastes be disposed of by being burned in modern high-temperature incinerators. ββββββββ βββββ ββββββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββββββββββββ βββββββββ ββββββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββββββββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββ ββββ βββ βββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββββββ βββββββββ ββββ βββββ βββββββββ βββββββ ββ ββ βββββββββββ βββββ
Resolve, Reconcile, and Explain questions present a stimulus wherein two facts (in this case, two positions) exist in tension. We need to find those two positions, think about why it feels like they’re in tension, then brainstorm a few solutions before heading into the answer choices. Here’s how that looks in this question:
Position 1: Everyone wants to burn trash.
Position 2: No one wants to burn trash in their backyard.
We’re looking for reasons why people like the idea of burning trash somewhere, but don’t like the idea of burning trash in their own neighborhoods. It’s nice to noodle on that a bit. Like I dunno, maybe BURNING TRASH SMELLS HELLA BAD. But also maybe it generates pollution or some other localized bad effect.
Analysis by MichaelWright
Which one of the following, ββ βββββ ββββ βββββ ββ βββββββ βββ ββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ
High-temperature incineration minimizes βββ βββββββ ββββ ββ βββ βββββ ββββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ ββββ βββ ββββββ βββββ ββββββββ βββ βββ ββ ββββββββββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββ ββ β βββββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββββββ ββββββ
High-temperature incineration is ββββ βββββββββ ββββ βββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββββββββ βββββ βββ βββ βββ ββββββ βββββ βββββ ββ βββββββββ βββββββ ββββββ βββββββ βββββββ
High-temperature incineration will ββ βββββββ βββ ββ βββββββ βββββββββ ββββββ ββββ ββ β ββββββββββ ββββββ ββ ββββ βββ ββββββββββ ββββ βββ ββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββ βββββββ
The toxic fumes βββββββββ ββββββ β ββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββ βββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ ββ ββββ βββ βββββ ββββββββ ββββ β ββββββββ βββββββββ βββββββββββ βββ βββββββ
The substantial cost ββ ββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββ βββ ββ βββββββββ ββββββ ββ βββββββ ββββ βββββ ββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββββββββ ββ β ββββββββββ ββ βββββββββββββ