Information and IdeasVery hardFinding that weakens a claim about a cause
Information and Ideas practice question
A gym claims that its new class timetable increased membership, since membership rose by 15% in the two months after the timetable was introduced.
Which finding, if true, would most directly weaken the gym's claim?
- A. The town's only other gym closed in the same month, and most of its former members joined this gym.Correct
- B. The new timetable includes evening classes.
- C. Members say they like the new classes.
- D. The gym advertises the timetable on its website.
Answer: A. The town's only other gym closed in the same month, and most of its former members joined this gym.
A rival's closure sending members across explains the rise without the timetable.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The new timetable includes evening classes.
- A feature of the timetable, not evidence about the cause of the rise.
- C. Members say they like the new classes.
- Liking the classes doesn't show they drew new members.
- D. The gym advertises the timetable on its website.
- Advertising doesn't bear on the cause.
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