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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