easy · LSAT Reading Comprehension
The proposal to ban gas stoves in new construction has been criticized as an overreach of government authority. However, indoor air quality studies show that gas stoves release nitrogen dioxide at levels that would be illegal outdoors. When the health of children—who are particularly susceptible to respiratory issues—is at stake, the 'freedom' to cook with gas must be weighed against the right to clean air.
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main point of the passage?
- Concerns about respiratory harm, especially to vulnerable children, provide sufficient grounds to restrict gas stoves in newly built homes.
- The state should refrain from imposing any rules on the appliances homeowners install.
- Of all the contaminants affecting indoor air, nitrogen dioxide is the sole one worth regulating.
- Children would, if asked, report a preference for electric cooking surfaces over gas ones.
- Indoor concentrations of nitrogen dioxide from gas stoves exceed the limits permitted for outdoor air.
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