Question

Use the passage Useless Creatures" by Richard Conniff to answer the question. How would the author describe the idea that “we can persuade people to save nature by making it possible for them to sell it”? (1 point) Responses a fallacy, because if people’s motivation is money, they might sometimes choose money over preserving nature a fallacy, because if people’s motivation is money, they might sometimes choose money over preserving nature a slippery slope, because if people value money over animals, they might start valuing money over people a slippery slope, because if people value money over animals, they might start valuing money over people a false dichotomy, because it presents the idea that there are two opposite choices a false dichotomy, because it presents the idea that there are two opposite choices a bias, because choosing the value of nature over the value of money is a personal judgment a bias, because choosing the value of nature over the value of money is a personal judgment

Answer 1

The author would likely describe the idea that "we can persuade people to save nature by making it possible for them to sell it" as a **false dichotomy, because it presents the idea that there are two opposite choices**. This notion implies that the only way to encourage environmental protection is through financial incentives, disregarding other values and motivations that could simultaneously foster a genuine commitment to preserving nature.