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Some commentators complain that a “litigation explosion” in the past decade has led to unreasonably high costs for U.S. businesses by encouraging more product liability suits against manufacturers. However, these complaints are based mainly on myth. Statistics show that the number of successful product liability suits has remained almost the same, and the average sum awarded in damages has grown no faster than the inflation rate.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
(A) The number of unsuccessful suits has skyrocketed, imposing huge new legal expenses on businesses.
(B) Several of the largest awards ever made in product liability cases occurred within the last two years.
(C) The rise of the consumer movement has encouraged citizens to seek legal redress for product flaws.
(D) Lawyers often undertake product liability cases on a contingency basis, so their payment is based on the size of the damages awarded.
(E) Juries often award damages in product liability suits out of emotional sympathy for an injured consumer.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
(A) The number of unsuccessful suits has skyrocketed, imposing huge new legal expenses on businesses.
(B) Several of the largest awards ever made in product liability cases occurred within the last two years.
(C) The rise of the consumer movement has encouraged citizens to seek legal redress for product flaws.
(D) Lawyers often undertake product liability cases on a contingency basis, so their payment is based on the size of the damages awarded.
(E) Juries often award damages in product liability suits out of emotional sympathy for an injured consumer.
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please explain the option a as answer .... the main logic behind a as answer plz
The conclusion of the argument is that these complaints about the costs of litigation "are based mainly on myth," in other words, that litigation related costs have not become "unreasonably high."This conclusion is supported by the fact that the number of successful product liability suits has remained the same and the fact that the sums awarded haven't grown faster than inflation.
So, how would we call this conclusion into question?
(A) says that the number of unsuccessful suits has skyrocketed, imposing huge new legal expenses on businesses.
This information indicates that, even though the number of successful product liability suits has remained the same and the sums awarded haven't grown faster than inflation, the costs to businesses associated with product liability lawsuits have increased, or even skyrocketed.
Of course this information destroys the support for the conclusion that these complaints about litigation costs are based on myth. This information indicates that the complaints likely have a solid basis.
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Some commentators complain that a “litigation explosion” in the past decade has led to unreasonably high costs for U.S. businesses by encouraging more product liability suits against manufacturers. However, these complaints are based mainly on myth. Statistics show that the number of successful product liability suits has remained almost the same, and the average sum awarded in damages has grown no faster than the inflation rate.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
(A) The number of unsuccessful suits has skyrocketed, imposing huge new legal expenses on businesses.
(B) Several of the largest awards ever made in product liability cases occurred within the last two years.
(C) The rise of the consumer movement has encouraged citizens to seek legal redress for product flaws.
(D) Lawyers often undertake product liability cases on a contingency basis, so their payment is based on the size of the damages awarded.
(E) Juries often award damages in product liability suits out of emotional sympathy for an injured consumer.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
(A) The number of unsuccessful suits has skyrocketed, imposing huge new legal expenses on businesses.
(B) Several of the largest awards ever made in product liability cases occurred within the last two years.
(C) The rise of the consumer movement has encouraged citizens to seek legal redress for product flaws.
(D) Lawyers often undertake product liability cases on a contingency basis, so their payment is based on the size of the damages awarded.
(E) Juries often award damages in product liability suits out of emotional sympathy for an injured consumer.
find a reason for unreasonably high costs for U.S. businesses despite the fact that successful product liability suits has remained almost the same
the other reason can be businesses are still spending considerable money in fighting against the law suits
(A) The number of unsuccessful suits has skyrocketed, imposing huge new legal expenses on businesses.expected
(B) Several of the largest awards ever made in product liability cases occurred within the last two years.No impact
(C) The rise of the consumer movement has encouraged citizens to seek legal redress for product flaws.no impact on cost
(D) Lawyers often undertake product liability cases on a contingency basis, so their payment is based on the size of the damages awarded.it does not explain the increasing cost
(E) Juries often award damages in product liability suits out of emotional sympathy for an injured consumercontender but does not weaken or has impact on the number of successful/unsuccessful cases
