Irrigation runoff from neighboring farms may well
have increased the concentration of phosphorus in
the local swamp above previous levels, but the claim
that the increase in phosphorus is harming the
swamp's native aquatic wildlife is false; the
phosphorus concentration in the swamp is actually
less than that found in certain kinds of bottled water
that some people drink every day.
The argument is vulnerable to criticism on the
ground that it
(A) makes exaggerations in formulating the claim
against
...
have increased the concentration of phosphorus in
the local swamp above previous levels, but the claim
that the increase in phosphorus is harming the
swamp's native aquatic wildlife is false; the
phosphorus concentration in the swamp is actually
less than that found in certain kinds of bottled water
that some people drink every day.
The argument is vulnerable to criticism on the
ground that it
(A) makes exaggerations in formulating the claim
against
...
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