Your Sofa May Be Poisoning You

question 262

Multiple Choice

Your sofa may be poisoning you. Its foam padding probably contains flame retardant chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers. These chemicals have been linked to memory loss and brain damage. Also they may cause cancer and damage the liver.

• A) Argument; conclusion: Also they may cause cancer and damage the liver.
• B) Nonargument.
• C) Argument; conclusion: These chemicals ... brain damage.
• D) Argument; conclusion: Its foam padding ... polybrominated diphenyl ethers.
• E) Argument; conclusion: Your sofa may be poisoning you.

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