A survey conducted by the Statistics Department of Duke University sho

what is the OA?

I believe it is E.

# of men between 25 and 35 will be fewer than # of men above 35 and if statement E is correct, it will undermine the conclusion that most men prefer dark beers. Rest of the options seem irrelevant to the argument (calories, women, parents choice and # of survey questions etc.)

CONCLUSION - > 50% of men in US prefer dark to light beer

GIVEN -

1) Survey says that 7/10 men in US of 25 to 34 years of age prefer dark beer
2) Publication of Duke University was done after 2 years of the survey

WEAKNER - What new information would reduce the belief in the conclusion?

ANSWER CHOICE ANALYSIS -

A) Calories not talked about in the passage
B) Argument talks only about men not women
C) Irrelevant to the conclusion
D) Doesn't affect the conclusion
E) CORRECT - As above 35 years men preferred light beer

A survey conducted by the Statistics Department of Duke University shows that 7 out of 10 men in the United States between the ages of 25 and 34 prefer dark beers to light ones. A publication by Duke university, published two years after the survey was held, claims, on the basis of the aforementioned survey, that most men in the United States prefer dark beers to light ones.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the publication's claim?


(A) Dark beers are generally higher in calories than light beers are. Incorrect

new info and irrelevant to argument

(B) Another survey, conducted among a similar number of women, shows that 8 out of every 10 women prefer light beers to dark ones. Incorrect

women statistics are irrelevant

(C) The survey failed to check the connection between beer preference and the parents' place of birth, even though this may affect the tastes of their children. Irrelevant

(D) The question concerning men's preference of beer was one among 50 questions which the survey included. Incorrect

new info, but cant weakens argument

(E) Male US citizens aged 35 and up prefer light beers to dark ones. Correct

if citizens>35 is 30% of total population, we cant say between 24 to 34 represent whole country; within 70% if 30% of total population is <24 than can say 24 to 34 represent only 40% of total population

As per the conclusion of argument men prefer dark beer to the light beer. Choice that contains men prefer light beer over dark would undermine the argument. I believe choice Eis correct

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Since age group of 35+ is not mentioned in the survey and the publication refers to US males which includes all men. Hence E shall be the answer in my opinion