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Passage Summary: If you want to be healthy like nutritionists suggest but hate the taste of fish, you should eat tilapia because it doesn't taste like fish.

Conclusion: Tilapia fillets are an ideal option for people seeking the health benefits of fish without the typical fishy flavor.

Reasoning: Nutritionists recommend fish for health, and tilapia provides a way to eat fish without the strong taste that many people dislike.

Analysis: To weaken this advertisement, we need to drive a wedge between 'eating tilapia' and 'getting the benefits of eating fish.' The argument assumes that all fish are created equal in the eyes of a nutritionist. If it turns out that tilapia lacks the specific nutrients (like Omega-3 fatty acids) that make fish a 'recommended' food, the argument falls apart. Look for an answer that suggests tilapia is nutritionally inferior to the types of fish nutritionists actually have in mind.

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Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the advertisement’s argument?

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If tilapia has little of the beneficial fish oils that are the main reason nutritionists recommend fish, then it is not a “perfect choice” for getting those benefits. This directly severs the ad’s key assumption that tilapia provides the benefits in question.
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