Critical Reasoning

Paint-O advertisement:
Our Eco-paint line of paint products has the fewest volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of all our paints. Consequently, our Eco-paint is one of the most ecologically responsible paint lines on the market today.

Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument in above advertisement?

* (A)The Environmental Protection Agency listed many other paints with more VOCs than Eco-paint.
* (B)In recent months, Paint-O has sold more Eco-paint than it sold any of its other lines of paint.
* (C)Paint products made by Paint-O generally have more VOCs than paint products made by other companies.
* (D)White and red paints usually have more VOCs than other colors.
* (E)Paint-O introduces a new line of paint products every six months.

OA-C

IMO C. using POE.

loveusonu wrote:Paint-O advertisement:
Our Eco-paint line of paint products has the fewest volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of all our paints. Consequently, our Eco-paint is one of the most ecologically responsible paint lines on the market today.

Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument in above advertisement?

* (A)The Environmental Protection Agency listed many other paints with more VOCs than Eco-paint.
* (B)In recent months, Paint-O has sold more Eco-paint than it sold any of its other lines of paint.
* (C)Paint products made by Paint-O generally have more VOCs than paint products made by other companies.
* (D)White and red paints usually have more VOCs than other colors.
* (E)Paint-O introduces a new line of paint products every six months.

OA-C

C is what we need
paint O states " i am the best in paint products because we use less VOCs than any other products
and C dirrectly opposed " paint O product use more VOCs than any other products.
does it weaken now?

Yep...C seems to be the correct answer..

A - indirectly strengthens the arg.
B - same as A
C - Points out correctly that paints of the Paint-O company generally have more VOCs than those manufactured by other companies
D - color specific and hence irrelevant
E - irrelevant

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