Click to read the passage from "Lifeboat Ethics," by Garrett Hardin. Then
answer the question.
What is the author's purpose for including the following example in his
argument against rich nations helping poor nations?
A. He wants to explain why more nations need to invest in "miracle"
crops.
B. He wants to disprove the idea that poor nations will eventually be
able to support themselves.
C. He wants to prove that the Green Revolution is the best use of
people's money.
D. He wants to show a solution to poverty that he believes can
actually work.

Respuesta :

The right answer is :

B. He wants to disprove the idea that poor nations will eventually be able to support themselves.

Explanation:

The author believes that rather than money and food, exporting technology and advice is a more modern approach. However he admits that whether or not the Green Revolution can increase food production as much as it claims is a debatable.

According to the author this is an irrelevant point. He referenced a Rockefeller Foundation Vice-President who likened the growth and spread of humanity over the earth's surface to the spread of cancer in a human body.

Answer:

b

Explanation: