Thyrianlawmaker:Thyria'sCheeseImportationBoardinspectsallcheeseshipmentstoThyriaandrejects
shipmentsnotmeetingspecifiedstandards.Yetonly1percentiseverrejected.Therefore,sincethehealth
consequencesandassociatedeconomiccostsofnotrejectingthat1percentarenegligible,whereasthe
board'soperatingcostsareconsiderable,foreconomicreasonsalonetheboardshouldbedisbanded.
Consultant:Idisagree.Thethreatofhavingtheirshipmentsrejecteddetersmanycheeseexportersfrom
shippingsubstandardproduct.
Theconsultantrespondstothelawmaker'sargumentby?
(A)rejectingthelawmaker'sargumentwhileproposingthatthestandardsaccordingtowhichtheboard
inspectsimportedcheeseshouldberaised
(B)providingevidencethatthelawmaker'sargumenthassignificantlyoverestimatedthecostofmaintaining
theboard
(C)objectingtothelawmaker'sintroducingintothediscussionfactorsthatarenotstrictlyeconomic
(D)pointingoutabenefitofmaintainingtheboard,whichthelawmaker'sargumenthasfailedtoconsider
(E)shiftingthediscussionfromtheargumentathandtoanattackontheintegrityofthecheeseinspectors
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