Politician: Hybrid cars use significantly less fuel per kilo

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Politician: Hybrid cars use significantly less fuel per kilometer than nonhybrids. And fuel produces air pollution, which contributes to a number of environmental problems. Motorists can save money by driving cars that are more fuel efficient, and they will be encouraged to drive hybrid cars if we make them aware of that fact. Therefore, we can help reduce the total amount of pollution emitted by cars in this country by highlighting this advantage of hybrid cars.

Which of the following, if true, would most indicate a vulnerability of the politician's argument?

(A) People with more fuel-efficient cars typically drive more than do those with less fuel-efficient cars.
(B) Not all air pollution originates from automobiles.
(C) Hybrid cars have already begun to gain popularity.
(D) Fuel-efficient alternatives to hybrid cars will likely become available in the future.
(E) The future cost of gasoline and other fuel cannot be predicted with absolute precision or certainty.

OA A

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Premise: Hybrid cars use significantly less fuel per kilometer than non-hybrids. And fuel produces all pollution, which contributes to a number of environmental problems.
Conclusion: Motorists can save money by driving cars that are more fuel-efficient such as hybrid cars in order to help reduce the total amount of pollution emitted by cars in this country by highlighting this advantage of hybrid cars.

Option A - Correct
This option weakens the politician's argument because the argument wasn't to compare the driving ability of people with more fuel-efficient cars and to those with less fuel-efficient cars.

Option B - Incorrect
This is wrong because the argument is concerned about the advantage of driving hybrid cars and its minimal pollution effect and not on other sources of air pollution. This is not in line with the politician's argument.

Option C - Incorrect
According to the passage, we can't know whether or not Hybrid cars have begun to gain popularity.

Option D - Incorrect
This claim is off point with respect to the politician's claim.

Option E - Incorrect
This claim is strictly based on the future cost of gasoline and other fuel which is not similar to the argument.