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After several decades of surging demand, there has been a 10% fall in the demand for silver worldwide in the last five years. Since silver is a major component used in photographic film, experts have blamed the rising popularity of digital photography for this decline.
Which of the following, if true, weakens the claims of the experts?
A) More than half the customers still prefer film photography to digital photography
B) The third-largest photographic film manufacturer in the world filed for bankruptcy last year.
C) Silver is used in movie films too, and the demand for those has gone up by 40%.
D) The biggest film manufacturers have been using artificial silver-substitute in films for almost 25 years now.
E) Digital cameras are more expensive than film cameras.
Which of the following, if true, weakens the claims of the experts?
A) More than half the customers still prefer film photography to digital photography
B) The third-largest photographic film manufacturer in the world filed for bankruptcy last year.
C) Silver is used in movie films too, and the demand for those has gone up by 40%.
D) The biggest film manufacturers have been using artificial silver-substitute in films for almost 25 years now.
E) Digital cameras are more expensive than film cameras.
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Hi,
I don't understand how D is the answer here.
Option B explains the fall in demand by quoting an alternate cause.How can not option B be he answer
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I don't understand how D is the answer here.
Option B explains the fall in demand by quoting an alternate cause.How can not option B be he answer
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After several decades of surging demand, there has been a 10% fall in the demand for silver worldwide in the last five years. Since silver is a major component used in photographic film, experts have blamed the rising popularity of digital photography for this decline.
Which of the following, if true, weakens the claims of the experts?
A) More than half the customers still prefer film photography to digital photography
B) The third-largest photographic film manufacturer in the world filed for bankruptcy last year.
C) Silver is used in movie films too, and the demand for those has gone up by 40%.
D) The biggest film manufacturers have been using artificial silver-substitute in films for almost 25 years now.
E) Digital cameras are more expensive than film cameras.
Which of the following, if true, weakens the claims of the experts?
A) More than half the customers still prefer film photography to digital photography
B) The third-largest photographic film manufacturer in the world filed for bankruptcy last year.
C) Silver is used in movie films too, and the demand for those has gone up by 40%.
D) The biggest film manufacturers have been using artificial silver-substitute in films for almost 25 years now.
E) Digital cameras are more expensive than film cameras.
The only plausible weakeners are C and D.
Look at the conclusion - Specifically they have concentrated on the fact that Rising Popularity of Digital Photography is the reason why silver demand has fallen.
We have to look for that answer option that somehow proves that this is not the reason for rising demand. Option D directly deals with this and weakens it.
Option C is too far an assumption
