Information and IdeasEasy–MediumFinding that would weaken a simple claim
Information and Ideas practice question
A shopkeeper claims that the new bus stop outside her shop has brought her more customers.
Which finding, if true, would most directly weaken the shopkeeper's claim?
- A. Her customer numbers were already rising at the same rate for a year before the bus stop was built.Correct
- B. The bus stop has a shelter.
- C. Buses stop there every ten minutes.
- D. The shop sells newspapers.
Answer: A. Her customer numbers were already rising at the same rate for a year before the bus stop was built.
The rise predates the stop.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The bus stop has a shelter.
- Irrelevant.
- C. Buses stop there every ten minutes.
- Consistent with the claim.
- D. The shop sells newspapers.
- Irrelevant.
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