Two years ago, a court found a certain cigarette manufacturer legally liable for the death of several thousand people who somked the company's cigarettes and ordered the company to pay a large sum to the families of those victims. The next year, the company's profits increased to record levels. The lesson for other large corporations is clear: Produce products that are unsafe or unhealthy for consumers and your company will become more profitable.

Which of the following, if true, would provide the best reason for rejecting the conculsion drawn in the last sentence above?

a) Publicity resulting from court judgements against large businesses often affects their profitability.
b)Manufacturers of potentially unsafe or unhealthy products are required by law to provide appopriate warnings to consumers.
c) Manufacturers of dangerous products are often held liable for injuries to consumers resulting from the use of those products.
d) The risks involved in using any product are just one of many types of factors consumers consider when buying a product.
e) Compared to cigarettes, most consumer products pose insignificant risks to the health or safety of those who use them.

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