The Paradox of American Farming Is

question 209

Multiple Choice

The paradox of American farming is

• A)the demand for imported luxury food products has risen as the demand for domestic food products has fallen.
• B)the demand for food has risen as the number of people who pursue farming as a career has fallen.
• C)food has become cheaper and more abundant as the number of farms has decreased.
• D)the amount of food produced has increased as the average farm size has fallen.

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Definitions:

HS

A logical argument pattern of hypothetical syllogism, involving two conditional statements leading to a conclusion.

MP

Stands for "Member of Parliament," but in a logical context, it refers to a deductive pattern of reasoning where a specific conclusion is inferred from a general rule and a specific case.

Conj

An abbreviation for "Conjunction," a logical operator that connects two conditions or propositions where both must be true.

Inference Forms

Patterns of reasoning where specific statements lead logically to a conclusion.