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Recently in our county, sales of beer have suffered a significant decline in restaurants, nightlife establishments, and retail stores. During this same time, the sheriff's office has initiated a new and well-funded campaign against the short-term dangers and long-term health risks caused by alcohol consumption. Therefore, the decrease in beer consumption has been caused by consumers' awareness of the dangers and risks of alcohol consumption.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the explanation above?
A. On average, people in the town consume 30 percent less beer today than they did two years ago.
B. Heavy beer drinkers may have withdrawal symptoms, such as anxiety, that create other difficulties in their lives.
C. Sales of beer in different channels, such as in restaurants and in bars, have not all declined at the same rate.
D. The sheriff's campaign has been negative in tone and has largely relied on local TV advertising employing scare tactics.
E. Although beer consumption has without a doubt decreased, wine consumption in the town has significantly increased.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the explanation above?
A. On average, people in the town consume 30 percent less beer today than they did two years ago.
B. Heavy beer drinkers may have withdrawal symptoms, such as anxiety, that create other difficulties in their lives.
C. Sales of beer in different channels, such as in restaurants and in bars, have not all declined at the same rate.
D. The sheriff's campaign has been negative in tone and has largely relied on local TV advertising employing scare tactics.
E. Although beer consumption has without a doubt decreased, wine consumption in the town has significantly increased.
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Option E
Cause - an anti-alcohol campaign
Alleged effect: reduction in BEER sales
Weaken
They are doing a anti-alcohol campaign and the beer is decreasing weaken can be done if other alcohol is increasing
Option E fits perfectly
Cause - an anti-alcohol campaign
Alleged effect: reduction in BEER sales
Weaken
They are doing a anti-alcohol campaign and the beer is decreasing weaken can be done if other alcohol is increasing
Option E fits perfectly
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IMO Choice E
The argument talks about the beer sales in a country. Recently, the beer sale there has significantly reduced in restaurants, nightlife establishments and retail stores. The author links the sheriff's office new campaigns against consumption of alchohol to the decrease.
Authors reasoning - The decrease is caused by the consumer's awareness of negative effects of consumption of alchohol.
Eye for detail - The author presents the decrease in beer sales as an evidence to support the conclusion that consumer's awareness of awareness of alchohol caused the decrease in beer sales.
Question - Weaken.
A. On average, people in the town consume 30 percent less beer today than they did two years ago. The comparison in the argument is recent. We do not know what caused people to consume less alchohol today compared to 2 years ago. All we care about is that the recent dip in the beer sales isn't caused by the consumer's awareness towards alchohol Incorrect
B. Heavy beer drinkers may have withdrawal symptoms, such as anxiety, that create other difficulties in their lives. Out of context. Consequence doesn't help weaken the reasoning of the author Incorrect
C. Sales of beer in different channels, such as in restaurants and in bars, have not all declined at the same rate. Based on this choice, there are few channels at which the decline rate is high compared to other channels. The relative rate of doesn't weaken or strengthen the argument that decline in beer sales is caused by the campaign Incorrect
D. The sheriff's campaign has been negative in tone and has largely relied on local TV advertising employing scare tactics. This is in way strengthening the author's reasoning. Campaigns were scary and harsh, suggesting that the consumer's awareness towards alchohol consumption would have negatively impacted sales. But what we are looking for is a weakner Incorrect
E. Although beer consumption has without a doubt decreased, wine consumption in the town has significantly increased. Correct If the consumer's awaresness towards risks and dangers of consumption of alchohol has caused decline in beer sales, then the same trend must be visible for other types of alchohols, else something other than the consumer's awareness must have caused the decline in the beer sales
The argument talks about the beer sales in a country. Recently, the beer sale there has significantly reduced in restaurants, nightlife establishments and retail stores. The author links the sheriff's office new campaigns against consumption of alchohol to the decrease.
Authors reasoning - The decrease is caused by the consumer's awareness of negative effects of consumption of alchohol.
Eye for detail - The author presents the decrease in beer sales as an evidence to support the conclusion that consumer's awareness of awareness of alchohol caused the decrease in beer sales.
Question - Weaken.
A. On average, people in the town consume 30 percent less beer today than they did two years ago. The comparison in the argument is recent. We do not know what caused people to consume less alchohol today compared to 2 years ago. All we care about is that the recent dip in the beer sales isn't caused by the consumer's awareness towards alchohol Incorrect
B. Heavy beer drinkers may have withdrawal symptoms, such as anxiety, that create other difficulties in their lives. Out of context. Consequence doesn't help weaken the reasoning of the author Incorrect
C. Sales of beer in different channels, such as in restaurants and in bars, have not all declined at the same rate. Based on this choice, there are few channels at which the decline rate is high compared to other channels. The relative rate of doesn't weaken or strengthen the argument that decline in beer sales is caused by the campaign Incorrect
D. The sheriff's campaign has been negative in tone and has largely relied on local TV advertising employing scare tactics. This is in way strengthening the author's reasoning. Campaigns were scary and harsh, suggesting that the consumer's awareness towards alchohol consumption would have negatively impacted sales. But what we are looking for is a weakner Incorrect
E. Although beer consumption has without a doubt decreased, wine consumption in the town has significantly increased. Correct If the consumer's awaresness towards risks and dangers of consumption of alchohol has caused decline in beer sales, then the same trend must be visible for other types of alchohols, else something other than the consumer's awareness must have caused the decline in the beer sales
