In the bhopal case, union carbide officials claimed that they did not apply a "double standard" in safety regulations, and insisted that there were no differences between the bhopal plant and union carbide's west virginia plant. this argument was erroneous but served as a/an for union carbide.

The answer that completes the blank provided is this: ADVANTAGEOUS COMPARISON. The given description above is based from the Bhopal Case which happened in Bhopal, India on December 3, 1984. This case is considered to be world's worst industrial disaster where thousands of people were killed, injured, and disabled due to the escape of a gas known as methyl isocyanate. The truth is, the Bhopal plant actually committed a violated in the safety standards of the company and was operated in an intolerable manner. 

Ithink the answer is d i hope it