Information and IdeasVery hardFinding that weakens a claim about a benefit
Information and Ideas practice question
A company claims that its standing desks improved employees' productivity, noting that output rose 10% in the six months after the desks were introduced.
Which finding, if true, would most directly weaken the company's claim?
- A. The same six months saw the company introduce new software that automated a large part of the employees' routine work.Correct
- B. Employees said they liked the new desks.
- C. Standing desks are used in many companies.
- D. The desks were expensive.
Answer: A. The same six months saw the company introduce new software that automated a large part of the employees' routine work.
New software in the same period offers another explanation for the rise.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Employees said they liked the new desks.
- Liking the desks supports the claim if anything.
- C. Standing desks are used in many companies.
- Popularity doesn't bear on this company's result.
- D. The desks were expensive.
- Cost is irrelevant to whether they caused the rise.
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