A particular phenomenon has been observed in the relationship between age and attire.
The more formally a person is dressed, the older the average observer will gauge him or her to be.
(So, regardless of actual age, formal attire makes a person seem older and a casual attire makes a person seem younger)Conclusion: Thus, the average observer viewing two men, one wearing a business suit and the other wearing casual clothing, will generally estimate the man in the business suit to be five years older than the man wearing casual clothing.
The conclusion of the argument above would be more properly drawn if which of the following were true?
(Which of the following reinforces the conclusion)(A) The age of the man wearing the business suit is greater than that of the man wearing casual clothing. WRONG
(This negates the information in the argument. This statement suggests that attire has no correlation with the looks of the person and formally dressed perosn appears older because he is indeed old).)(B) The older a man is, the more likely it is that he will wear a business suit.
WRONG
(No correlation is made in the argument regarding the choice of attire and the age)(C) The age of the man wearing the business suit is equal to the age of the man wearing casual clothing.
Correct (If this is true, indeed the formal attire makes the person look older! reinforces our conclusion that a person appears older becoz he is wearing formal attire)(D) The average observer's estimates of age are generally more accurate regarding casually dressed people than formally dressed people.
WRONG - Average ages are not discussed in the argument(E) The average observer's estimates of age are generally more accurate regarding formally dressed people than casually dressed people.
WRONG - Average ages are not discussed in the argument _________________
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