Health Club Advertisement: Other health clubs in the area
pay their personal trainers based on the number of clients they see each day, which may e
ncourage trainers to rush through sessions to fit in more clients. However, at Fitness Hub, our
personal trainers are paid a fixed salary regardless of the number of clients they train each day, so they have
no incentive to rush sessions. Therefore,
when you join Fitness Hub, you can be sure that you will receive thorough and unrushed training sessions, maximizing your fitness results.
Which of the following, if true, would most
weaken the advertisement's reasoning?
Explanation of the advertisement's reasoning: The advertisement conclusion is the green coloured sentence above. The reasoning behind is stated by the purple coloured phrases. And evidence is based on comparison from other health clubs, coloured in blue.
(A) Trainers at Fitness Hub are evaluated based on client satisfaction, which can lead to trainers spending more time with each client to ensure positive feedback.
- This strengthens the argument, as it relates positively to the conlusion and its reasoning.
(B) Other health clubs in the area offer a wider range of fitness classes than Fitness Hub, attracting a broader clientele.
- The argument is based on maximizing fitness results and not rushing training, and not about broader clientele.
(C) Many of the personal trainers at Fitness Hub are inexperienced and recently certified, which could affect the quality of the training sessions.
- This statement if true, does affect the reasoning, so let's keep it for now.
(D) Fitness Hub has a significantly higher membership fee compared to other local health clubs, which could deter potential members.
- Membership fee has no relation to the reasoning or the conlusion.
(E) Fitness Hub allocates a fixed amount of time for each session, and trainers are required to adhere strictly to these time slots.- Rushing is a very important reasoning, and with a fixed amount of time for each session, and trainers requiring to adhere strictly, it could result in an incentive to rush sessions when it is reaching an end time. Hence, this is the most appropriate one to weaken the reasoning of the advertisement.