Question

Reprinted by permission of author Richard Conniff

"Useless Creatures"
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)

a slippery slope, because if people value money over animals, they might start valuing money over people

a bias, because choosing the value of nature over the value of money is a personal judgment

a false dichotomy, because it presents the idea that there are two opposite choices

a fallacy, because if people’s motivation is money, they might sometimes choose money over preserving nature

Answer 1

d — a fallacy, because if people’s motivation is money, they might sometimes choose money over preserving nature.