It Is Commonly Argued That National Defense Is a Public

question 38

Multiple Choice

It is commonly argued that national defense is a public good. Nevertheless, the weapons used by the U.S. military are produced by private firms. We can conclude that

• A)resources would be used more efficiently if the government produced the weapons.
• B)resources would be used more efficiently if private firms provided national defense.
• C)weapons are rival in consumption and excludable, but national defense is not rival in consumption and not excludable.
• D)national defense is rival in consumption and excludable, but weapons are not rival in consumption and not excludable.

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Definitions:

Affirmative

A term indicating agreement or the assertion of a position or truth, often used in debate or logic to denote the positive side of an argument.

Statement Form

The form or structure of a statement or proposition in logic, usually presented in a symbolic language.

Particular

In logic, refers to propositions or statements that affirm or deny something about only some members of a class, as opposed to universality which concerns all members.

Negative

Expressing denial, disagreement, or the absence of certain characteristics or conditions.