Which description provides the best objective summary of the article in the passage? (To Label or Not to Label: California Prepa
res to Vote on Genetically Engineered Foods: by Richard Dahl) A) The purpose of the article is to tilt the reader’s opinion against food labeling for genetically engineered food. It presents expert opinion to support the claim that genetically engineered foods are safe and dismisses the opposing arguments.
B) The purpose of the article is to tilt the reader’s opinion in favor of food labeling for genetically engineered food. It refutes claims that genetically engineered foods are safe by using expert opinion to support the opposite claim.
C) The article presents a balanced view of the debate about labeling genetically engineered foods. It examines the claim that genetically engineered foods are as safe as organic foods and then examines claims to the contrary.
D) The article presents a balanced view of the debate about labeling genetically engineered foods. Its purpose is to demonstrate fallacies in different arguments for and against the claim that genetically engineered foods are safe.
The description that provides the best objective summary of the article in the passage is C. The article presents a balanced view of the debate about labeling genetically engineered foods. It examines the claim that genetically engineered foods are as safe as organic foods and then examines claims to the contrary
<h3>What is an Objective Summary?</h3>
This refers to the type of summary that is done where the main points are discussed in an unbiased manner.
Hence, we can see that based on the complete text, there is a narration about the use of genetically engineered foods and the pros and cons, and option C best states this in an objective manner.
