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According to a consumer research group survey, the majority of kitchen appliances purchased in the United States are purchased by men. This appears to belie the myth that women spend more time in the kitchen than men.

The argument is flawed primarily because the author _____________.



(A) fails to differentiate between buying and using

(B) does not provide information about the types of kitchen appliances surveyed

(C) depends on the results of one survey

(D) does not give exact statistics to back up his case

(E) does not provide information on other appliances such as washers and dryers


A

The faulty assumption of this argument is that the buyers of the kitchen appliances are also the users of the kitchen appliances. We do not know that this is true. While more men may buy kitchen appliances, they are not necessarily the ones who use them. Choice B is wrong because knowing the individual types of kitchen appliances would not enhance the argument. Although Choices C and D might seem tempting, the problem with this argument is not so much that the survey might not be representative, but rather that the author is using information about buying patterns to extrapolate how these appliances are later going to be used and by whom. Choice E is outside the scope of the argument. The best answer is A.
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