Question

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Click to read the passage from "Lifeboat Ethics," by Garrett Hardin. Then
answer the question.
What is the central argument of this passage?
A. Earth is a spaceship that people must protect.
B. Industries should be allowed to pollute and waste resources.
C. The United States is the richest country in the world.
D. There are not enough resources for all the people who need them.

Answer 1

the correct answer would be D

Answer 2

Letter D is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Lifeboat Ethics is a metaphor by Garrett Hardin published in 1974; there Hardin takes the example of a lifeboat with 50 people but only has space for ten. In the excerpt, and in the text in general, Hardin points out that there are not enough resources for all the people who need them, particularly when he points out that two thirds of the nations are desperately poor while the other third is extremely rich. At the end, he reinforces the idea by mentioning that it is necessary to "recognize the limited capacity of a lifeboat."