New regulations in Mullentown requiremanufac-
turers there to develop five-yearpollution-reduction
plans. The regulations require that eachmanufacturer
develop a detailed plan for reducing itsreleased pol-
lutants by at least 50 percent. Clearly,the regulations
will not result in significant pollutionreduction, how-
ever, since the regulations do not forcemanufacturers
to implement their plans.
Which of the following, if true, mostweakens the
argument?
(A) Mullentown's manufacturing plants arenot the
only source of pollution there.
(B) Detailed plans would reveal thatmeasures to
reduce released pollutants would alsoreduce
manufacturers' costs for materials, waste
disposal, and legal services
(C) Pollutants that manufacturing processescreate
but that are not released directly into the
environment must nonetheless be collected
and prepared for disposal
(D) Any reductions in pollutants releasedfrom
Mullentown's manufacturing plants would
not be noticeable for at least five years.
(E) Each manufacturer will be required tosubmit its
plan to a committee appointed byMullentown's
officials.
为啥答案选B呢?我觉得B好像是support the argument~ 刚好支持了因为 not force manufacturers
to implement their plans,所以pollution not reduced