Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: A proposed ordinance requires the installation in new homes of sprinkl

This is the quick solution I came up with:

Conc: Residential sprinklers would only marginally decrease property damage caused by residential fires.

(A) Most individuals have no formal training in how to extinguishfires.  - Can co-exist with the conclusion above. No need to think too much.Drop

(B) Since new homes are only a tiny percentage of available housing in the city, the new ordinance would be extremely narrow in scope-  This actually strengthens the argument. Since, only a small sliver of housing in the city will have the sprinklers and since 90% of fires are extinguished by household members, sprinklers might be an ineffective addition.Drop

(C) The installation of smoke detectors in new residences costs significantly less than the installation of sprinklers-  We are specifically talking about the necessity of sprinklers and preventing property damage caused by fire. Whether smoke detectors are cheaper or not doesn't impact the conclusion.Drop

(D) In the
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Statistics : Posted by stackskillz • on 16 Oct 2013, 06:11 • Replies 11 • Views 35979

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