Information and IdeasVery hardFinding that weakens a claim about a cause
Information and Ideas practice question
A cinema claims that its new loyalty scheme raised attendance, since ticket sales rose 25% in the month after the scheme launched.
Which finding, if true, would most directly weaken the cinema's claim?
- A. The month after the launch coincided with the release of the year's most anticipated film, and ticket sales rose by about 25% at cinemas without any loyalty scheme.Correct
- B. Members of the scheme receive a free drink.
- C. The scheme was advertised on local radio.
- D. Ticket sales are counted electronically.
Answer: A. The month after the launch coincided with the release of the year's most anticipated film, and ticket sales rose by about 25% at cinemas without any loyalty scheme.
An industry-wide rise from a blockbuster explains the 25% without the scheme.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Members of the scheme receive a free drink.
- Describes the scheme, not its effect.
- C. The scheme was advertised on local radio.
- Advertising doesn't show cause.
- D. Ticket sales are counted electronically.
- Irrelevant.
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