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14 Aug 2020, 00:10
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Two years ago, a court found a certain cigarette manufacturer legally liable for the deaths of several thousand people who smoked the company’s cigarettes and ordered the company to pay a large sum to the families of those victims. The next year, the company’s profits increased to record levels. The lesson for other large corporations is clear: Produce products that are unsafe or unhealthy for consumers and your company will become more profitable.
Which of the following, if true, would provide the best reason for rejecting the conclusion drawn in the last sentence above?
(A) Publicity resulting from court judgments against large businesses often affects their profitability.
(B) Manufacturers of potentially unsafe or unhealthy products are required by law to provide appropriate warnings to consumers.
(C) Manufacturers of dangerous products are often held liable for injuries to consumers resulting from the use of those products.
(D) The risks involved in using any product are just one of many types of factors consumers consider when buying a product.
(E) Compared to cigarettes, most consumer products pose insignificant risks to the health or safety of those who use them.
Which of the following, if true, would provide the best reason for rejecting the conclusion drawn in the last sentence above?
(A) Publicity resulting from court judgments against large businesses often affects their profitability.
(B) Manufacturers of potentially unsafe or unhealthy products are required by law to provide appropriate warnings to consumers.
(C) Manufacturers of dangerous products are often held liable for injuries to consumers resulting from the use of those products.
(D) The risks involved in using any product are just one of many types of factors consumers consider when buying a product.
(E) Compared to cigarettes, most consumer products pose insignificant risks to the health or safety of those who use them.
Source: Master GMAT
14 Aug 2020, 00:45
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(A) Publicity resulting from court judgments against large businesses often affects their profitability. - This is not Weakening the conclusion. ( X )
(B) Manufacturers of potentially unsafe or unhealthy products are required by law to provide appropriate warnings to consumers. - IRRELEVANT. ( X )
(C) Manufacturers of dangerous products are often held liable for injuries to consumers resulting from the use of those products. - ( X )
(D) The risks involved in using any product are just one of many types of factors consumers consider when buying a product. - causes weakening the Conclusion made. ( ✔ )
(E) Compared to cigarettes, most consumer products pose insignificant risks to the health or safety of those who use them. - IRRELEVANT ( X )
(A) Publicity resulting from court judgments against large businesses often affects their profitability. - This is not Weakening the conclusion. ( X )
(B) Manufacturers of potentially unsafe or unhealthy products are required by law to provide appropriate warnings to consumers. - IRRELEVANT. ( X )
(C) Manufacturers of dangerous products are often held liable for injuries to consumers resulting from the use of those products. - ( X )
(D) The risks involved in using any product are just one of many types of factors consumers consider when buying a product. - causes weakening the Conclusion made. ( ✔ )
(E) Compared to cigarettes, most consumer products pose insignificant risks to the health or safety of those who use them. - IRRELEVANT ( X )
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14 Aug 2020, 01:42
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(A) Publicity resulting from court judgments against large businesses often affects their profitability.
(B) Manufacturers of potentially unsafe or unhealthy products are required by law to provide appropriate warnings to consumers.
(C) Manufacturers of dangerous products are often held liable for injuries to consumers resulting from the use of those products.
(D) The risks involved in using any product are just one of many types of factors consumers consider when buying a product.
(E) Compared to cigarettes, most consumer products pose insignificant risks to the health or safety of those who use them.
(A) Publicity resulting from court judgments against large businesses often affects their profitability.
(B) Manufacturers of potentially unsafe or unhealthy products are required by law to provide appropriate warnings to consumers.
(C) Manufacturers of dangerous products are often held liable for injuries to consumers resulting from the use of those products.
(D) The risks involved in using any product are just one of many types of factors consumers consider when buying a product.
(E) Compared to cigarettes, most consumer products pose insignificant risks to the health or safety of those who use them.
