Regulations to Reduce Pollution

question 245

Multiple Choice

Regulations to reduce pollution

• A)cause pollution levels to drop below the regulated amount.
• B)are a less costly solution to society than a corrective tax.
• C)cause each factory to reduce pollution to the same level (or less).
• D)are a better solution for the environment than a corrective tax.

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Definitions:

Universal Instantiation

A logical rule of inference stating that if a property is true for all members of a category, it is true for any specific member of that category.

Universal Generalization

A logical principle stating that what is true for all instances within a certain category can be applied generally to the entire category.

Quantifier Negation

The process of applying negation to a quantified statement, which involves changing the quantifier ("for all" to "there exists") and negating the predicate.

Existential Generalization

A logical operation that infers a general statement about the existence of something, based on particular instances or evidence.