The error in answer choice E is that it goes too far. The disagreement between Derek and Lola is whether it is prudent to harvest the trees now vs wait for a synthetic. It is not about whether environmental consideration should "ever" be given any weight when human stakes are at risk.
Lola would definitely agree with this statement because by showing once that she is giving weight to environmental considerations when human lives are at stake, this means she thinks this is true.
Derek on the other hand, depending how you look at it, is either in agreeance or his POV is unknown. For one, he is giving environmental considerations weight by stating the downside of harvesting the trees now, but rather he thinks it is outweighed by the human lives consideration. Additionally, if you didn't consider this as him giving weight to environmental considerations, how do we know that he would never give environmental considerations weight in a situation where human lives are at stake - this is just one instance. It is for these reasons that we cannot say that Derek would disagree with answer choice E.
I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any further questions.
Jacquelyn-ChristophDecember 16, 2019
Thank you!
RaviJanuary 16, 2020
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