Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Option A : The consultant does reject the lawmaker's argument, but the consultant does not propose higher standards. Indeed, in suggesting that the board should be retained, the consultant implies that the board's standards are appropriate.
Option B : The consultant does not provide any evidence related to the board's cost.
Option C : The only point the lawmaker raises that is not strictly economic is about the health consequences of disbanding the board, but the consultant does not address this point at all.
Option D : Correct. This statement properly identifies the strategy the consultant employs in his or her counter argument. The consultant points out that the board provides a significant benefit that the lawmaker did not consider.
Option E : The consultant does not attack the integrity of the cheese inspectors; to the contrary, the consultant says that their inspections deter the cheese exporters from shipping substandard cheese.
The correct answer is D.