There are two important parts to this question:
1. Obviously, we cannot in any real sense mistreat plants.
- This establishes that plants cannot be mistreated.
2. Plants do not have nervous systems, and having a nervous system is necessary to experience pain.
- This establishes that plants cannot experience pain due to absence of nervous systems.
If you compare the two conclusions, you would notice there is a lack of association between mistreatment and the experience of pain. Basically, the two statements together do not establish that mistreatment would only be a result of an experience that leads to pain (although I differ with this opinion personally).
Hence, Option D: Only organisms that can experience pain can be mistreated establishes that missing connection between the notion of mistreatment and experiencing pain.
D is the correct answer.
1. Obviously, we cannot in any real sense mistreat plants.
- This establishes that plants cannot be mistreated.
2. Plants do not have nervous systems, and having a nervous system is necessary to experience pain.
- This establishes that plants cannot experience pain due to absence of nervous systems.
If you compare the two conclusions, you would notice there is a lack of association between mistreatment and the experience of pain. Basically, the two statements together do not establish that mistreatment would only be a result of an experience that leads to pain (although I differ with this opinion personally).
Hence, Option D: Only organisms that can experience pain can be mistreated establishes that missing connection between the notion of mistreatment and experiencing pain.
D is the correct answer.
Statistics : Posted by yogi.0195 • on 20 Apr 2020, 02:41 • Replies 14 • Views 8207
