GetThisDone wrote:
Surveys consistently show that the best-selling ice cream flavor is vanilla, although those who prefer chocolate rarely order vanilla. Vanilla-flavored candy, then, probably sells better than chocolate-flavored candy.
Which of the following is an assumption upon which the author of the argument relies?
A. Because someone prefers vanilla ice cream does not mean he prefers vanilla-flavored candy.
B. Children who prefer vanilla ice cream also tend to like chocolate candy.
C. Those who prefer neither vanilla nor chocolate ice cream also prefer other flavors of candy.
D. Someone who prefers vanilla ice cream may still order chocolate on occasion.
E. Preferences for certain ice cream flavors are similar to preferences for candy flavors.
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https://gmatclub.com/forum/cr-qs-600-700 ... 31508.htmlOFFICIAL EXPLANATION:
We are given two premises based on survey results: first, vanilla is the bestselling flavor of ice cream and, second, those who prefer chocolate usually don't order vanilla. The author concludes that vanilla-flavored candy should sell better than chocolate-flavored candy. The author bases this conclusion on the assumption that it is valid to extend the survey's results beyond ice cream to include candy.
(A) As a stand-alone, this choice makes common sense but, in the argument, it would undermine the author's conclusion. We are asked to find an assumption upon which the author relies, which means the correct assumption should support the author's conclusion.
(B) This choice is either irrelevant at best (the survey does not address children specifically) or would undermine the author's conclusion, at worst. We are asked to find an assumption upon which the author relies, which means the correct assumption should support the author's conclusion.
(C) Preferences for flavors neither vanilla nor chocolate are outside of the scope of this argument.
(D) This choice addresses only ice cream preferences; it does not provide any information to tie ice cream preferences to candy preferences.
(E) CORRECT. This assumption supports the author's conclusion by tying ice cream preferences directly to candy preferences.
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