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A new advertisement is hanging in many of the East Coast subway stations. The poster proclaims: "Let the new biological pesticide containing micro-organisms be your new best friend! Because it's used by 4 out of every 5 florists, you can be sure that this product will answer your pesticide needs."
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the advertisement's argument?
A) Though an efficient pesticide on the East Coast, the new biological pesticide has yet to undergo satisfactory experimentation in other areas.
B) The company promoting the new biological pesticide sent free samples of it to all florists in the urban centers of the East Coast.
C) Two years ago, most florists were using a chemical pesticide that was popular at the time while two years prior to that, another brand of chemical pesticide was considered the norm.
D) The Nursery Newsweek, published at the time of the advertisement, called on florists to move from chemical pesticides to biological ones, elaborating on the latter's advantages.
E) Pesticides are needed more in nurseries than in florist shops, where plants and flowers are usually held for short periods of time.
OA B
Source: Economist GMAT
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the advertisement's argument?
A) Though an efficient pesticide on the East Coast, the new biological pesticide has yet to undergo satisfactory experimentation in other areas.
B) The company promoting the new biological pesticide sent free samples of it to all florists in the urban centers of the East Coast.
C) Two years ago, most florists were using a chemical pesticide that was popular at the time while two years prior to that, another brand of chemical pesticide was considered the norm.
D) The Nursery Newsweek, published at the time of the advertisement, called on florists to move from chemical pesticides to biological ones, elaborating on the latter's advantages.
E) Pesticides are needed more in nurseries than in florist shops, where plants and flowers are usually held for short periods of time.
OA B
Source: Economist GMAT
