▶ Your Answer :
As
far as ethanol fuel is concerned, the lecturer takes a stand that opposed the
thesis of the reading and presents three counterarguments. Specifically, the
lecturer does not sympathize with the reading’s view and argues that ethanol
will be able to substitute gasoline as a vital alternate fuel.
In
the first place, the lecturer points out that ethanol fuel will not affect
global warming. This is because the corn plants, which produce ethanol fuel, remove
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This information directly contradicts the claim
in the reading that ethanol fuel emits carbon dioxide that is responsible for
global warming.
Secondly, the lecturer goes on to say that animals
do not decrease the amount of the corn plant. This is attributed to the fact that
the ethanol-making plants contain a stuff called “cellulose” and animals
generally do not intake cellulose in the plants. This tarnishes the impact of
the reading that animals such as cows and chickens feed on the corn. Thus, the
corn, the major resource of ethanol, is going to disappear.
Last
but not least, the lecturer concludes by saying that ethanol is effective with
regard to an aspect of price. When there are more demands for ethanol, purveyors
also produce more ethanol and thus, price of ethanol is eventually plummeted.
To be specific, a study revealed that the ethanol price will drop by 40
percents if the production increases about 3 times. This point challenges the
reading which argues that ethanol would appear more expensive if U.S. government
decreases the benefit of tax reduction. |