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12 Aug 2019, 04:43
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New Evergreen Gum has twice as much flavor for your money as Spring Mint Gum, and we can prove it. You see, a stick of Evergreen Gum is twice as large as a stick of Spring Mint Gum, and the more gum, the more flavor.
Which of the following, if true, would not undermine the persuasive appeal of the above advertisement?
(A) A package of Spring Mint Gum contains twice as many sticks as a package of Evergreen Gum.
(B) Spring Mint Gum has more concentrated flavor than Evergreen Gum.
(C) A stick of Evergreen Gum weighs only 50% as much as a stick of Spring Mint Gum.
(D) A package of Evergreen Gum costs twice as much as a package of Spring Mint Gum.
(E) People surveyed indicated a preference for Evergreen Gum over Spring Mint Gum.
Which of the following, if true, would not undermine the persuasive appeal of the above advertisement?
(A) A package of Spring Mint Gum contains twice as many sticks as a package of Evergreen Gum.
(B) Spring Mint Gum has more concentrated flavor than Evergreen Gum.
(C) A stick of Evergreen Gum weighs only 50% as much as a stick of Spring Mint Gum.
(D) A package of Evergreen Gum costs twice as much as a package of Spring Mint Gum.
(E) People surveyed indicated a preference for Evergreen Gum over Spring Mint Gum.
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12 Aug 2019, 23:08
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Not able to understand the basis for selecting option E.
People favor evergreen gum should not be the basis to determine the persuasive appeal of the advertisement. There should be some point from which we are able to show that evergreen gum is better than the other one
Pls help
People favor evergreen gum should not be the basis to determine the persuasive appeal of the advertisement. There should be some point from which we are able to show that evergreen gum is better than the other one
Pls help
12 Aug 2019, 23:57
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How it could be option E? Please explain.
