In a small town in bear country, some citizens want the town council to require bear-proof trash cans. A citizen makes a speech in favor of the proposal. Which statement represents valid reasoning for the argument?

Question 5 options:

If we can spend money on schools and the fire department, we can also spend it on bear-proofing.


If we want to show that we keep up with the latest methods, we need to require bear-proof trash cans.


Last year, a tourist in town was mauled by a bear on trash day.