Conservationists have had a perpetual conflict with the government of the United States over the fast and rampant depletion of Earth's natural resources. They argue that the United States must reduce its consumption level significantly to rectify this problem. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conservationists' argument?
A) The United States has been conserving forests for several years.
B) Most countries have not taken any measures to reduce their consumption levels of natural resources.
C) There are several countries that have more requirements for resources than the United States.
D) The United States accounts for one-third of the total world resource consumption.
E) New resource deposits are constantly being discovered.

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The fact that the United States has been conserving forests for several years has nothing to do with the conservationists' argument. Neither does the fact that there are several countries that have more requirements for resources than the United States nor the fact that new deposits are being discovered. The fact that most countries have not taken any measures to reduce the consumption level does not provide support for the conclusion. The fact that the United States consumes one-third of all resources used in the world supports the conclusion as the United States cannot increase consumption to more than one-third of the world's resources or they risk depleting Earth's resources even faster.

Conservationists Have Had a Perpetual Conflict with the Government of the United