QUESTION TEXT: Using fossil energy more efficiently is in…
QUESTION TYPE: Weaken
Argument: We won’t improve fossil fuel efficiency unless the government intervenes.
Objection: The market…the market…leave it to the market. (this objection completely fails to address the point that there will be no efficiency improvements without government intervention.)
ANALYSIS: The right answer provides a situation where the market does not solve the problem.
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- Neither the stimulus nor the objection talked about making the changes all at once.
- This argues in favor of the market. Government regulation isn’t needed: consumers can decide if they want more efficiency.
- This doesn’t tell us if the market or the government would make the systems more efficient.
- This shows that the market can work without intervention.
- CORRECT. This shows that market incentives don’t work in certain cases. Your landlord saves money on insulation and you pay the increased heating bill. Regulation could solve that problem.
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