Select the correct answer. Which description provides the best objective summary of the article in the passage? A. The purpose o
f 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.
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.
Explanation:
The best objective summary of the article in the given passage is that it gives the debate a balanced view because it examines both sides of the argument and gives its opinion about each one.
The passage is about the article talking about the benefits of genetically engineered foods and how some vitamins can be artificially added to crops or plants to help consumers and to make it better than non-genetically altered foods. One concern about these methods was that it was not safe. However, both sides of the arguments were balanced as each claim was carefully examined.
