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Advertisement: For sinus pain, three out of four hospitals give their patients Novex. So when you want the most effective painkiller for sinus pain, Novex is the one to choose.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the advertisement's argument?
A] Some competing brands of painkillers are intended to reduce other kinds of pain in addition to sinus pain.
B] Many hospitals that do not usually use Novex will do so for those patients who cannot tolerate the drug the hospitals usually use.
C] Many drug manufacturers increase sales of their products to hospitals by selling these products to the hospitals at the lowest price the manufacturers can afford.
D] Unlike some competing brands of painkillers, Novex is available from pharmacies without a doctor's prescription.
E] In clinical trials Novex has been found to be more effective than competing brands of painkillers that have been on the market longer than Novex.
The OA is C.
I am confused between the options B and C.
Option A: out of scope and so does not affect the argument at all. We are not concerned with healing of other types pains.
Option B: This statement actually means that Novex is used as a substitute by many hospitals when some regularly used medicine that is a competitor of Novex cannot be used on the patients.
That means that Novex is not regularly demanded in the market i.e the hospitals. Hence it is not that effective. Because if it was the most effective then hospitals would have used it upfront and not as a backup option when other medicines do not work...
Option C: Definitely weakens the argument. It says that the drug manufacturers sell these products to the hospitals at the lowest prices that is possible. That means there is no demand for these medicines, its just that the drug manufacturers are selling it at the lowest prices.
Option D: We are not concerned about the availability of the drug. So out of scope.
Option E: Strengthens the argument. It says that Novex is better than other competing brands.
Confused between B and C.
Please help... as both the options kind of weaken the stimulus...
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the advertisement's argument?
A] Some competing brands of painkillers are intended to reduce other kinds of pain in addition to sinus pain.
B] Many hospitals that do not usually use Novex will do so for those patients who cannot tolerate the drug the hospitals usually use.
C] Many drug manufacturers increase sales of their products to hospitals by selling these products to the hospitals at the lowest price the manufacturers can afford.
D] Unlike some competing brands of painkillers, Novex is available from pharmacies without a doctor's prescription.
E] In clinical trials Novex has been found to be more effective than competing brands of painkillers that have been on the market longer than Novex.
The OA is C.
I am confused between the options B and C.
Option A: out of scope and so does not affect the argument at all. We are not concerned with healing of other types pains.
Option B: This statement actually means that Novex is used as a substitute by many hospitals when some regularly used medicine that is a competitor of Novex cannot be used on the patients.
That means that Novex is not regularly demanded in the market i.e the hospitals. Hence it is not that effective. Because if it was the most effective then hospitals would have used it upfront and not as a backup option when other medicines do not work...
Option C: Definitely weakens the argument. It says that the drug manufacturers sell these products to the hospitals at the lowest prices that is possible. That means there is no demand for these medicines, its just that the drug manufacturers are selling it at the lowest prices.
Option D: We are not concerned about the availability of the drug. So out of scope.
Option E: Strengthens the argument. It says that Novex is better than other competing brands.
Confused between B and C.
Please help... as both the options kind of weaken the stimulus...
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