America has lost the battle for international prestige

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At one time, European and Japanese companies tried to imitate their American rivals. Today, American appliance manufacturers import European scientists to lead their research staffs; American automakers design cars that mimic the styling of German, Italian, and French imports; and American electronics firms boast in their advertising of "Japanese-style" devotion to quality and reliability. In the world of high technology, America has lost the battle for international prestige.
Each of the following statements, if true, would help to support the claim above EXCEPT:

(A) An American camera company claims in its promotional literature to produce cameras "as fine as the best Swiss imports."
(B) An American maker of stereo components designs its products to resemble those of a popular Japanese firm.
(C) An American manufacturer of video games uses a brand name chosen because it sounds like a Japanese word.
(D) An American maker of televisions studies German-made televisions in order to adopt German manufacturing techniques.
(E) An American maker of frozen foods advertises its dinners as "Real European-style entrees prepared by fine French and Italian chefs."
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by komal » Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:52 am
A tough question for sure. Here's a simple solution i found somewhere. Hope it helps : )

Here Food should not be mixed with the category of manufacturing or other appliances. The Italian food is in fact "Italian", it cannot be made better in an American way, but a television can be made better by an American company as compared to a Japanese company.

So here if an American company is advertising "Real European food..by French ..chefs." The company is actually trying to sell authentic European food and not trying to say that make authentic European food in an better American way...
Hence (E).
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by thephoenix » Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:05 am
the claim is :In the world of high technology, America has lost the battle for international prestige.
here the argument mentions in the world of high technology

except E all other optiona talks about some technology

however E is talking about frozen foods which is not a technology
therfore by POE
ITS E