Advertisement: Ten years ago, the Cormond Hotel’s lobby was carpeted with Duratex carpet, and the lobby of the Bromley Hotel was carpeted with our competitor’s most durable carpet. Since then, thousands more people have stayed at the Cormond than at the Bromley, yet the carpet in the Bromley lobby has worn out, while the Cormond’s Duratex carpeting has years of wear left in it. Clearly, Duratex is more durable than any of our competitor’s carpets.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument of the advertisement?
A. Duratex is the most durable kind of carpet that its manufacturer makes.
B. In neither the Bromley nor the Cormond is the lobby used heavily by people who are not staying at the hotel.
C. On average, carpeting in hotel lobbies wears out in seven years.
D. At a third hotel, carpet of the same kind as that installed in the lobby of the Bromley ten years ago is being replaced after only five years of use.
E. The Bromley is not only going to have its lobby carpeting replaced, but is also going to have its lobby remodeled.
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