June 2007 PrepTest, Section 3, Question 8

By Brandon Beaver | Published October 29, 2024

Type: Flaw

Difficulty:

Explanations

Seriously? Well, obviously consumers would prefer something to nothing! This is like saying, “Consumers preferred the taste of Pepsi to water, so Pepsi is the best drink on the market!” See the issue?
A
It doesn’t seem like at least 99% of the consumers in the study are allergic.
B
Environmental factors? No clue.
C
The conclusion is about being “most effective,” not most “cost-effective.”
D
Like C, we aren’t concerned with costs or expenses.
E
Finally, yes. Maybe if the consumers compared Fabric-Soft to another fabric softeners they’d choose the other fabric softeners.

Passage

Advertisement: Fabric-Soft leaves clothes soft and fluffy,

Question 8

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