Bunuel wrote:
Springfield is the first city to ban fast-food advertisements marketed specifically toward children. Although eating fast food has been linked to weight gain, banning these advertisements will do little to curb childhood obesity, and it should be the job of the parent, not the government, to tell children what to eat.
The argument would be most weakened if which of the following were true?
(A) Families are increasingly relying on the fast-food industry for financial reasons and will continue to frequent these establishments on their own terms, regardless of their children’s preferences.
(B) Studies indicate that, generally speaking, adults tend to be more influenced by advertising than children.
(C) If children learn that adults are trying to limit their fast-food intake, they will want to consume fast food even more.
(D) Those opposed to fast-food marketing geared toward children are welcome to buy airtime for their cause, too.
(E) Watching an advertisement has been shown to increase one’s desires for a product, particularly when the product is a food item.
Conclusion:
banning these advertisements will do little to curb childhood obesity, and it should be the job of the parent, not the government, to tell children what to eatIn order to weaken this conclusion, we will have to find an answer option which convinces us that the ad. ban would curb the obesity or something which convinces us that it is not parents job or preference that matters.
Option Analysis:
(A) Families are increasingly relying on the fast-food industry for financial reasons and will continue to frequent these establishments on their own terms, regardless of their children’s preferences.
In Nutshell it say's children's preferences don't matter. Since it strengthens so discard.(B) Studies indicate that, generally speaking, adults tend to be more influenced by advertising than children.
Does not weaken
(C) If children learn that adults are trying to limit their fast-food intake, they will want to consume fast food even more.
Children's preference matter.
(D) Those opposed to fast-food marketing geared toward children are welcome to buy airtime for their cause, too.
Does not weaken.
(E) Watching an advertisement has been shown to increase one’s desires for a product, particularly when the product is a food item.
If watching an ad instigates the desire to buy food. banning would reduce such cravings. So it this is the correct answer.