Question

Something must be done to stop the unwanted paper waste that arrives on our
doorsteps every day. Each year American households receive over one hundred
billion pieces of junk mail, an average of almost nine hundred pieces per
household. This junk mail involves 6.5 million tons of paper, most of which goes
straight into people's trash or recycling bins. However this waste of paper will
continue because of the success of this kind of marketing. Credit card companies
that send offers through the mail, for example, will benefit if even only a tiny
percentage of recipients respond.

What is the main weakness in this argument?

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It explains a problem but offers no possible solutions.

It relies heavily on the negative, loaded term junk mail.

It shows that most paper is recycled, not wasted.

Answer 1

3

The passage treats the mail as "waste," yet admits most of it goes into recycling bins — so it confuses unwanted mail with actual waste (not clearly shown to be wasted).