Each option includes two claims and a conclusion from the editorial. Which pair of claims builds on each other using valid reasoning to arrive at the given conclusion?


Claim: Politicians and business people complain about federal regulations.

Claim: Some critics think consumers would be better off without the FDA.

Conclusion: Numerous tragedies can be attributed to lack of federal regulation.


B.Claim: The FDA has protected consumers from dangerous food, drugs, and cosmetics.Claim: Consumer products now enter the market from all over the world.Conclusion: Consumers are lucky to have a federal agency that protects them.

B.

Claim: The FDA has protected consumers from dangerous food, drugs, and cosmetics.

Claim: Consumer products now enter the market from all over the world.

Conclusion: Consumers are lucky to have a federal agency that protects them.


C.Claim: Unsafe food and drugs were once rampant in the marketplace.Claim: Since the creation of the FDA in 1938, less unsafe food and drugs have been produced and sold.Conclusion: FDA regulation has improved the safety of food and drugs.

C.

Claim: Unsafe food and drugs were once rampant in the marketplace.

Claim: Since the creation of the FDA in 1938, less unsafe food and drugs have been produced and sold.

Conclusion: FDA regulation has improved the safety of food and drugs.


D.Claim: Dangerous products were once sold to American consumers.Claim: Critics of federal regulation complain that consumers no longer need the FDA.Conclusion: Consumers take for granted that food, medicine, and cosmetics are safe.

D.

Claim: Dangerous products were once sold to American consumers.

Claim: Critics of federal regulation complain that consumers no longer need the FDA.

Conclusion: Consumers take for granted that food, medicine, and cosmetics are safe.