Which excerpt from garrett hardin's "lifeboat ethics" uses an ethos audience appeal by admitting to an unpleasant side of his argument? a. let us now enrich the image, step by step, with substantive additions from the real world, a world that must solve real and pressing problems of overpopulation and hunger. b. but which 10 do we let in? how do we choose? do we pick the best 10, "first come, first served"? c. the harsh ethics of the lifeboat become even harsher when we consider the reproductive differences between the rich nations and the poor nations. d. the fundamental error of spaceship ethics, and the sharing it requires, is that it leads to what i call "the tragedy of the commons."

In his essay, Garret Hardin refers to the "spaceship" metaphor and explains the survival of the word populace via the example of lifeboat. He mentions figures for the population growth, ethics of survival originating from the gap between the rich and poor. The author gives a rhetorical question how would the world survive if the growth of the population continues at this rate. The correct answer is C.  

b. and i with my fighting heart, i thought at

first / to steal up to him [the cyclops].   the cyclops’ actions first odysseus to take

action after killing his men and trapping in the cave revealed his intent of

doing them harm.   that is why odysseus

blinded him to enable him and his men to escape.