Yolanda: Gaining access to computers without authorization and manipulating the data and programs they contain is ...

baahmed7860 on December 29, 2019

I would also like to see an explanation as well thanks!

mandykuehn on September 19, 2020

Me too

Morad on September 23, 2020

Me too

StasDAllen on February 3, 2021

I would as well

Eugene on August 6, 2023

can we get an explanation for C please?

Emil-Kunkin on August 7, 2023

Hi, let's start by looking at the passage. Here Yolanda argues that while digital vandalism is comparable to joyriding, it is less dangerous, since joyriding poses real danger but vandalism only harms IP.

Arjun counters this by showing that digital vandalism could in fact cause physical harm.

On the whole, Arjun raises a good point. Yolanda has overstated her case, it is totally possible that digital vandalism could lead to real world harm. However, Arjun hasn't made his case that well either. While he has shown that Yolanda went too far, he hasn't shown that they are equally dangerous. He is relying on a hypothetical extreme case of vandalism. I would actually agree with Y in the vast majority of cases that digital vandalism causes no real world danger, while joyriding almost always does.

C is a good reflection of this critique. Arjun relies on a situation that is purely theoretical, and one that is not typical of vandalism in order to undermine a mostly strong argument.