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The speaker claims that traditionally grown produce is not less healthy than organic produce. This goes against the reading passage's claim that organic produce is healthier than traditionally grown produce for both humans and environment.
To begin with, the speaker states that in reality, traditionally grown fruits and vegetables contain merely small amount of chemicals. This is because the majority of chemicals in traditionally grown produce is washed away and removed before humans eat it. Moreover, the speaker explains that residual chemicals are not harmful to eat. This casts doubt on the reading passage's claim that the forte of organic produce is that their is no risk of ingesting any of the potentially harmful chemicals, and most consumers buy organic produce for their personal health.
In addition, the speaker asserts that there are lots of laws that regulate environmental contamination. The speaker explains that as farmers are punished if they pollute environment, they are very careful about contamination. Therefore traditional farms also pose little risk to environment. This challenges the reading passage's claim that organic farms are more eco-friendly farms because traditional farms can cause pollution, as they use chemicals that can have a bad effect on ecosystems.
Finally, the speaker says that chemicals are not harmful to environment. This is because chemicals only aim weeds and insects. The speaker also presents a recent study which shows that in fact, chemicals does not have a severe effect on environment. Therefore, chemicals are not bad at all and ultimately harmless to environment. This refutes the reading passage's claim that organic farms have a tendency to impact environment less than traditional farms do, because chemicals can damage the balance of ecosystem. |