Consumer advocate: One advertisement that is deceptive, and thus morally wrong, states that "gram for gram, the refin...
annascFebruary 25, 2020
answer choices b and e
it seems that answer choices b and e are saying the same things although they have opposite sufficient and necessary parts. i chose e because it sounded better, but i would like some clarification on exactly how to decide which answer choice to choose when there are two with the same parts just opposite s/ n in these types of questions.
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This is a strengthen question that's almost exactly like a strengthen with sufficient premise question. The difference is that the answer we choose doesn't have to make the argument completely valid; rather, it just has to provide the most support compared to the other answers.
We need to find the gap that exists between the premises and the conclusion. In order to do this, it helps for us to find new concepts that first appear in the conclusion. This tells us that we'll have to add something that connects one or more of the premises to the new concept in the conclusion so that the argument make more sense.
Since we're looking to strengthen the consumer advocate's argument, we need an answer choice that tells us or helps us to think it's reasonable to think that something that is true can still be something that's deceptive.
(B) says, "A true statement should be regarded as deceptive only if the person making the statement believes it to be false, and thus intends the people reading or hearing it to acquire a false belief."
The problem with (B) is that it doesn't provide us with a basis to determine whether or not a particular statement is, in fact, deceptive. All it provides us with is a necessary condition for making that type of decision. Additionally, the statement in question in the stimulus is true (that gram for gram, the sugars aren't more or less fattening), so (B) does not apply to our argument. Thus, it's out.
(E) says, "A true statement should be regarded as deceptive if it is made with the expectation that people hearing or reading the statement will draw a false conclusion from it."
(E) works really well because it helps the consumer advocate's conclusion. While the statement in the stimulus may be true, it's offered by the advertisement to try and convince people that chocolate pie isn't more fattening as a whole than fruits or vegetables. This is why (E) helps the advocate's conclusion and is the correct answer choice.
Does this make sense? Let us know if you have any more questions!
