Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: In a survey of 100 pet owners, 80 percent said that they would buy

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The conclusion drawn in the argument is that CatCo's new premium cat food, which presumably contains vitamin supplements, should be a top-seller. This conclusion is based on the premise from a survey that 80% of pet owners would buy more expensive pet food if it contained vitamin supplements.

To find the best option that demonstrates a weakness in the author's conclusion, we need to identify an answer that undermines the assumption that the survey results apply directly to CatCo's cat food sales.

(A) Some brands of cat food contain more vitamin supplements than CatCo’s does.

This choice suggests that CatCo’s new premium cat food might not be as competitive in terms of vitamin supplement content. However, it does not directly weaken the conclusion about the potential top-selling status based solely on the presence of vitamin supplements.
(B) CatCo sells more cat food than any of its competitors.

This information could actually support the conclusion rather than weaken it,
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Statistics : Posted by Legenddary1234 • on 19 Jun 2024, 01:30 • Replies 8 • Views 279

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