Advertisement: Our competitors' computer salespeople are

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Advertisement: Our competitors' computer salespeople are paid according to the value of the products they sell, so they have a financial incentive to convince you to buy the most expensive units-whether you need them or not. But here at Comput-o-Mart, our salespeople are paid a salary that is not dependent on the value of their sales, so they won't try to tell you what to buy. That means when you buy a computer at Comput-o-Mart, you can be sure you're not paying for computing capabilities you don't need.

Which of the following would, if true, most weaken the advertisement's reasoning?

A. Some less-expensive computers actually have greater computing power than more expensive ones.
B. Salespeople who have a financial incentive to make sales generally provide more attentive service than do other salespeople.
C. Extended warranties purchased for less-expensive computers can cost nearly as much as the purchase price of the computer.
D. Comput-o-Mart is open only limited hours, which makes it more difficult for many shoppers to buy computers there than at other retail stores.
E. Comput-o-Mart does not sell any computers that support only basic computing.

OA E

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Premise: Comput-o-mart competitors' computer salespeople are paid according to the value of the products they sell. So, they have a financial incentive to convince you to buy the most expensive units whether you need them or not.

Conclusion: When a computer is bought at Comput-o-mart, you can be sure you're not paying for computing capabilities you don't need.

Option A - Incorrect
The claim is off point with reference to this passage because the passage wasn't about comparing the computing power of less-expensive computers to the expensive ones.

Option B - Incorrect
This option gives a definite illustration that strengthens the argument rather than weakens it because by convincing you to buy a product, it creates more attention between the seller and buyer. This can't be said for the other salespeople whose salary is not dependent on core marketing or the vale of their sales.

Option C - Incorrect
We cannot find a strong basis from the passage to validate any information on the extended warranty on less-expensive computers purchased. This is claim is far from what the advertisement portrays in the passage.

Option D - Incorrect
The advertisement's reasoning is not concerned about the limited hours of opening of the Comput-o-mart. So, therefore, this claim is wrong.

Option E - Correct
This is very true and it gives reason to weaken Comput-o-Mart advertisement claim. Apart from the financial incentives given to Comput-o-Mart competitors' salespeople when they sell products, they also find it easy to convince buyers by stating the numerous basic computing features that their computer supports, which tends to attract the buyers the more, unlike Comput-o-Mart whose computers do not support basic computing. So, therefore, this option most weakens the advertisement's reasoning.