LSAT-19-1-13

qierliu

Alexander: The chemical waste dump outside our town should be cleaned up immediately. Admittedly, it will be very costly to convert that site into woodland, but we have a pressing obligation to redress the harm we have done to local forests and wildlife. Teresa: But our town's first priority is the health of its people. So even if putting the dump there was environmentally disastrous, we should not spend our resources on correcting it unless it presents a significant health to people. If it does, then we only need to remove that hazard.
13. Which one of the following is the point at issue between Alexander and Teresa?

(A) whether the maintenance of a chemical waste dump inflicts significant damage on forests and wildlife

(B) whether it is extremely costly to clean up a chemical waste dump in order to replace it by a woodland

(C) whether the public should be consulted in determining the public health risk posed by a chemical waste dump

(D) whether the town has an obligation to redress damage to local forests and wildlife if that damage poses no significant health hazard to people ?

(E) whether destroying forests and wildlife in order to establish a chemical waste dump amounts to an environmental disaster

答案是D，不明白答案是什么意思，给点指点，谢谢。

番茄炒蛋

答案很完美啊
就是说这个污染只是对环境或是动植物的，对人没有什么危害，我们是否应该去纠正它。
原文里的两个人吵了半天不就是说这个吗

Bensontuo

qierliu 发表于 2003-12-5 17:06
Alexander: The chemical waste dump outside our town should be cleaned up immediately. Admittedly, it ...

Spot the question type: Point at Issue.

Core of the argument:

AlexanderL: because we have a pressing obligation to redress the harm we have done to local forest and wildlife and it will be very costly to convert the site into woodland, so, the chemical waste dump outside our town should be cleaned up immediately.


Teresa: if putting the dump there was environmentally disastrous, we should not spend our resources on correcting it unless it present a significant health to people, if it does, then we only need to remove the hazard.

So, apparently, Teresa " does " agree with Alexander that we should clean the dump " only if " the dump present a significant health to people.

so, by organizing the point, we know that there is a new issue coming out " would the harm done to the forest and wildlife could present a significant health to people ?

Answer D is perfect.