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this questions has OA as A, i am not sure about that because similarly equipped doesn't means same picture quality, both are 2 different things kindly share your views

There are 2 parts of the conclusion: -
1. The price of the camera plays no role in the customer purchase decision.
2. It is the picture quality of the camera that matters to them.

Choice (A) Between two similarly equipped digital cameras, most customers will prefer the lower priced one.
Weakens the conclusion by stating that price of the camera plays a significant role in the customer purchase decision

Whereas Choice (D) The second largest selling brand of digital camera, which is also the third most expensive in the market, offers poor picture quality
Weakens the conclusion by stating that picture quality does not matter to customer in purchase decision.

Comparing A & D, A seems preferable since it clearly negates the conclusion regarding price whereas D implies that there are more important factors determining purchasing decision other than picture quality.

IMO A

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Hi! I am confused why the answer isn't C. Can anyone explain?

SPatel1992: C cannot be the answer since the option C talks about only some customers. A on the other hand categorically shows a direct co-relation between price and customer choice which effectively weakens the conclusion.

Hope this is clear

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Official Explanation

Answer: A

The argument arrives at an extreme conclusion. Just because price is not the main determinant of which digital camera to buy does not mean that price plays no role in the customer purchase decision, when it comes to digital cameras. ‘A’ correctly highlights this fact by pointing out that while picture quality may be the number one consideration on customer’s list of preferences, price also matters because between two similarly equipped digital cameras, most customers prefer the lower priced one.

(A) The correct answer.

(B) This may be true but it does not weaken the argument.

(C) The use of some means that this cannot be the answer. Some customers prefer the cheapest available camera and some don’t; this fact does not tell us anything about most customers.

(D) While this strengthens the fact that picture quality is not the only determinant of which digital camera to buy, this option does not weaken the fact that price plays no role in making this choice because this camera is still the third most expensive in the market, so customers couldn’t possibly be buying it because of its low price.

(E) This again does not weaken the argument. It just explains why price doesn’t play a big role in deciding which digital camera to purchase, but our agenda is to weaken this conclusion itself.

Conclusion: Clearly, the price of the camera plays no role in the customer purchase decision; it is the picture quality of the camera that matters to them.

b) There is a direct correlation between the price of a camera and its picture quality.
Why is B incorrect? Conclusion say picture quality of the camera that matters to them. So, if i attack the premise , the most expensive camera will have the best picture quality . So, then customers must buy the most expensive not second most expensive.

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