Critical Reasoning: Homeowners aged 40 to 50 are more likely to purchase ice cream and are more likely to purchase itinlarger amounts than are members of any other demographic group. The popular belief that teen agers eat more ice cream than adults must, therefore, be false. The argument is flawed primarily because the author

A fails to distinguish between purchasing and consuming.

B Does not supply information about homeowner's in age groups other than 40 to 50.

C Depends on popular belief rather thanon documented researchfindings,

D Does not specify the precise amount of ice cream purchased by any demographic group.

Solution

Correct Answer: Option A

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