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Investing in fishing-boats could be very profitable at this time. A survey made by "Hook, Line and Sinker" magazine shows that 75 percent of the magazine's readers want to buy a new fishing-boat during the summer. However, fishing-boat manufacturers can only produce enough boats to satisfy 30% of total potential buyers.

Which of the following, if true, reveals a weakness in the evidence cited above?

A The fishing-boat industry is a highly labor-intensive business.

B Fishing-boats are not evenly distributed across the country.

C The number of fishermen who buy fishing-boats has been growing each year for the past six years.

D Readers of "Hook, Line and Sinker" magazine are more likely than other consumers to want a fishing-boat.

E "Hook, Line and Sinker" magazine includes both articles about fishing and articles about building fishing-boats.
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Investing in fishing-boats could be very profitable at this time. A su 30 Aug 2021, 21:50
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D is the correct answer as it limits the scope of survey to readers of the magazine.

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Investing in fishing-boats could be very profitable at this time. A su 25 Feb 2023, 01:58
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Could someone help with why E is the wrong answer? It does say that the magazine includes articles about building fishing boats, which could mean that some of the customers who indicated to buy a fishing boat could simply build one instead, therefore the supposed demand from the survey may be overstated..
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Investing in fishing-boats could be very profitable at this time. A su 25 Feb 2023, 03:22
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Investing in fishing-boats could be very profitable at this time. A survey made by "Hook, Line and Sinker" magazine shows that 75 percent of the magazine's readers want to buy a new fishing-boat during the summer. However, fishing-boat manufacturers can only produce enough boats to satisfy 30% of total potential buyers.

Which of the following, if true, reveals a weakness in the evidence cited above?

A The fishing-boat industry is a highly labor-intensive business.

B Fishing-boats are not evenly distributed across the country.

C The number of fishermen who buy fishing-boats has been growing each year for the past six years.

D Readers of "Hook, Line and Sinker" magazine are more likely than other consumers to want a fishing-boat.

E "Hook, Line and Sinker" magazine includes both articles about fishing and articles about building fishing-boats.

Option D suggests that readers of "Hook, Line and Sinker" magazine are more likely than other consumers to want a fishing-boat. This means that the survey results may not accurately represent the entire population of potential fishing-boat buyers. If the survey only represents the preferences of a specific group (i.e., the magazine's readers), then the conclusion that investing in fishing-boats could be very profitable may not be valid.

Therefore, option D weakens the argument by suggesting that the survey results may not be representative of the entire population of potential buyers.

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Could someone help with why E is the wrong answer? It does say that the magazine includes articles about building fishing boats, which could mean that some of the customers who indicated to buy a fishing boat could simply build one instead, therefore the supposed demand from the survey may be overstated..

You are correct that option E could suggest that some of the customers who indicated they want to buy a fishing boat could simply build one instead, which could overstate the demand for new fishing boats. However, option E does not necessarily weaken the argument because the survey conducted by "Hook, Line and Sinker" magazine still indicates that 75% of their readers want to buy a new fishing boat during the summer. It is still likely that a large portion of these readers would prefer to buy a new fishing boat rather than build one.

Moreover, even if some of the customers decide to build a fishing boat, it is still not clear how much impact this would have on the demand for new fishing boats. Building a fishing boat is a complex process that requires time, skill, and resources. It is possible that only a small portion of the readers who want a fishing boat would be willing and able to build one.

Therefore, option E does not necessarily weaken the argument as much as option D does, which suggests that the survey results may not accurately represent the entire population of potential fishing-boat buyers.
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Investing in fishing-boats could be very profitable at this time. A su 17 Feb 2025, 06:58
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@KarishmaB Can you please tell if what would be the correct answer. Why not E?
Just because Readers of H,L,S are more likely, still the survey sticking to those readers' willingness to buy more doesnt get disputed. The survey is talking about the magazine readers only.
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