Question

enticing people to drink recycled water, however, required getting past what experts call the \yuck\ factor. efforts in the 1990s to develop water reuse in san diego and los angeles were beaten back by activists who denounced what they called, devastatingly, \toilet to tap.\ los angeles built a $55 million purification - plant in the 1990s, but never used it to produce drinking water; the water goes to irrigation instead. but with the special purification plant, which has been operating since 2008, orange county swung people to the idea of drinking recycled water. the county does not run its purified water directly into drinking water treatment plants; instead, it sends the water underground to replenish the areas aquifers and to be diluted by the natural water supply. this environmental buffer seems to provide an emotional buffer for consumers as well. which reason in this passage shows that it is possible to convince people to use recycled water? orange county has a successful water program. what is the best evaluation of the reasoning in this passage? it is misleading and illogical. it is relevant and logical. it is unclear but logical.

Explanation:

The passage presents the challenge of getting people to drink recycled water due to the "yuck" factor and past opposition. Orange - County's successful water program is given as a reason it's possible to convince people. The reasoning is relevant as it provides a real - life example of a place where people have been swayed. It is also logical because the method of replenishing aquifers and diluting with natural water makes the idea more palatable to consumers.

Answer:

It is relevant and logical.