"Alasdair" wrote in message
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> On Mon, 12 May 2008 09:16:43 GMT, Palindrome wrote:
>
>>I well remember a *university* first year question which gave a choice
>>of two, and only two, answers to the question of "Which is the better
>>source of energy?", (a) nuclear power stations or (b) coal fired power
>>stations.
>
> I could easily write a two-page answer to that and I haven't even done
> the course. Seventy-five per cent of the answer would be answering
> the question "What is meant by 'better'? In other words, I'd examine
> the advantages and disadvantages of the two types of energy source.
>
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> Alasdair.
There's nothing wrong with the question - it simply invites a comparison of
the two types and asks which is 'better'. It does not ask which is the BEST
source - that's another question entirely.
Andrew McGee
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