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Almost every modern kitchen today is equipped with a micro..

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by BTGmoderatorRO » Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:10 pm
Almost every modern kitchen today is equipped with a microwave oven, mainly because microwave ovens offer a fast and convenient way of cooking and reheating food. Indeed, it has become a standard appliance in most households. Studies have shown, however, that microwave ovens are not completely safe and their use has occasionally resulted in serious injury. Because of this, some consumer advocates argue that microwave ovens should not be so readily accepted as a standard appliance until they can be certified to be completely safe.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument of the consumer advocates?

a.Microwave ovens have taken much of the joy out of cooking.
b.There have been many reported incidences of people who have been scalded by liquids superheated in microwave ovens.
c.Absolute safety is the only criterion by which an appliance should be judged to be acceptable as "standard."
d.There is no such thing as a completely safe appliance.
e.Stoves and ovens that use natural gas consume energy much more efficiently than microwave ovens.

OA is c.
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Roland2rule wrote:Almost every modern kitchen today is equipped with a microwave oven, mainly because microwave ovens offer a fast and convenient way of cooking and reheating food. Indeed, it has become a standard appliance in most households. Studies have shown, however, that microwave ovens are not completely safe and their use has occasionally resulted in serious injury. Because of this, some consumer advocates argue that microwave ovens should not be so readily accepted as a standard appliance until they can be certified to be completely safe.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument of the consumer advocates?

a.Microwave ovens have taken much of the joy out of cooking.
b.There have been many reported incidences of people who have been scalded by liquids superheated in microwave ovens.
c.Absolute safety is the only criterion by which an appliance should be judged to be acceptable as "standard."
d.There is no such thing as a completely safe appliance.
e.Stoves and ovens that use natural gas consume energy much more efficiently than microwave ovens.

OA is c.
what is wrong with option B and E in this question? I need an expert to help me with a detailed breakdown, please.
Thanks
Wrong forum.

However, the consumer advocate is making an argument that the ovens shouldn't be standard since they are acknowledged not to be completely safe.

The strongest supporting additional fact for this argument would be that complete safety is the minimum legal, industry, etc standard, which is offered by C.

That fact removes the need for any other ancillary facts or opinions to be marshaled. It doesn't matter what A, B, D or E say.

But we can examine them. A is an opinion, which many people could disagree with.

B reports accidents, but it has already been stated that accidents do happen, so not new information.

D would only weaken the consumer advocate's argument, since it undermines the notion that complete safety is attainable to begin with.

E doesn't address the core issue of safety, so it isn't really germane
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