PrepTest 67, Section 3, Question 21
Farmer: My neighbor claims that my pesticides are spreading to her farm in runoff water, but she is wrong. I use only organic pesticides, and there is no evidence that they harm either people or domestic animals. Furthermore, I am careful to avoid spraying on my neighbor's land.
Farmer: My neighbor claims that my pesticides are spreading to her farm in runoff water, but she is wrong. I use only organic pesticides, and there is no evidence that they harm either people or domestic animals. Furthermore, I am careful to avoid spraying on my neighbor's land.
Farmer: My neighbor claims that my pesticides are spreading to her farm in runoff water, but she is wrong. I use only organic pesticides, and there is no evidence that they harm either people or domestic animals. Furthermore, I am careful to avoid spraying on my neighbor's land.
Farmer: My neighbor claims that my pesticides are spreading to her farm in runoff water, but she is wrong. I use only organic pesticides, and there is no evidence that they harm either people or domestic animals. Furthermore, I am careful to avoid spraying on my neighbor's land.
Which one of the following most accurately describes a reasoning flaw in the farmer's argument?
It treats lack of evidence that organic pesticides harm people or domestic animals as proof that they cannot do so.
It presumes, without providing justification, that being careful to avoid something usually results in its avoidance.
It does not address the neighbor's claim that pesticides used by the farmer are spreading onto her land.
It fails to provide an alternative explanation for the presence of pesticides on the neighbor's land.
It ignores the possibility that pesticides might have dangerous effects other than harming people or domestic animals.
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