Critical Reasoning

Cable-television spokesperson: Subscriptions to cable television are a bargain in comparison to "free" television.
Remember that "free" television is not really free. It is consumers, in the end, who pay for the costly advertising that supports "free" television.

Which of the following, if true, is most damaging to the position of the cable-television spokesperson?

(A) Consumers who do not own television sets are less likely to be influenced in their purchasing decisions by
television advertising than are consumers who own television sets.

(8) Subscriptions to cable television include access to some public-television channels, which do not accept
advertising.

(C) For locations with poor television reception, cable television provides picture quality superior to that
provided by free television.

(D) There is as much advertising on many cable-television channels as there is on "free" television channels.

(E) Cable-television subscribers can choose which channels they wish to receive

OA D

I would choose D

A- This is irrelevant.

B- This is the opposite answer and this would strengthen the argument as opposed to weaken it

C- This is a shell game answer.

D- Correct, if there is no difference between the amount of ads on cable and free tv then the argument is damaged

E- This doesn't address the amount of advertising on these stations.

IMO (D)

Because the customers are paying cable television fee + pay through same number of advertising in cable channel as in free channel.

But in free channel, only through same number advirtisement.

I will Go with option D in this case.