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Real estate broker: Some people in Country X have postponed home purchases because of the country’s high interest rates. However, a similar number of people in Country X have postponed home purchases because of political unrest in the country. Thus, it is incorrect to conclude that Country X’s high interest rates are the primary cause of the current decline in home sales.
The reasoning in the real estate broker’s argument is flawed because the argument:
(A) assumes that if one factor is not the primary cause of a phenomenon, then another factor must be.
(B) overlooks the possibility that people who postpone home purchases because of political unrest would otherwise have postponed them because of high interest rates.
(C) fails to investigate whether the total number of home sales in Country X has declined by a significant amount.
(D) relies on evidence that, even if true, does not rule out the possibility that high interest rates are the primary cause of the decline in home sales.
(E) confuses the number of people who have postponed home purchases with the number of homes those people would otherwise have purchased.
The reasoning in the real estate broker’s argument is flawed because the argument:
(A) assumes that if one factor is not the primary cause of a phenomenon, then another factor must be.
(B) overlooks the possibility that people who postpone home purchases because of political unrest would otherwise have postponed them because of high interest rates.
(C) fails to investigate whether the total number of home sales in Country X has declined by a significant amount.
(D) relies on evidence that, even if true, does not rule out the possibility that high interest rates are the primary cause of the decline in home sales.
(E) confuses the number of people who have postponed home purchases with the number of homes those people would otherwise have purchased.
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Could you please clarify the exact source of the question? Thank you!
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