dips wrote:
Advertiser: The revenue that newspapers and magazines earn by publishing advertisements allows publishers to keep the prices per copy of their publications much lower than would otherwise be possible. Therefore, consumers benefit economically from advertising.
Consumer: But who pays for the advertising that pays for low-priced newspapers and magazines? We consumers do, because advertisers pass along advertising costs to us through the higher prices they charge for their products.
Which of the following best describes how the consumer counters the advertisers argument?
(A) By alleging something that, if true, would weaken the plausibility of the advertisers conclusion
(B) By questioning the truth of the purportedly factual statement on which the advertisers conclusion is based
(C) By offering an interpretation of the advertisers opening statement that, if accurate, shows that there is an implicit contradiction in it
(D) By pointing out that the advertisers point of view is biased
(E) By arguing that the advertiser too narrowly restricts the discussion to the effects of advertising that are economic
Consumer: But who pays for the advertising that pays for low-priced newspapers and magazines? We consumers do, because advertisers pass along advertising costs to us through the higher prices they charge for their products.
Which of the following best describes how the consumer counters the advertisers argument?
(A) By alleging something that, if true, would weaken the plausibility of the advertisers conclusion
(B) By questioning the truth of the purportedly factual statement on which the advertisers conclusion is based
(C) By offering an interpretation of the advertisers opening statement that, if accurate, shows that there is an implicit contradiction in it
(D) By pointing out that the advertisers point of view is biased
(E) By arguing that the advertiser too narrowly restricts the discussion to the effects of advertising that are economic
Dear Shilpi85,
The advertiser's argument is :
"publishing advertisements allows publishers to keep the prices per copy of their publications much lower than would otherwise be possible."
It is based on economic considerations
The consumer's counter:
"But who pays for the advertising that pays for low-priced newspapers and magazines? "
Again it is based on economic considerations
So we cannot say that the consumer thinks that the advertiser narrowly restricts the discussions to effects that are economic because he himself is countering on the basis of effects that are economic.