WeakenDiff: Medium

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Passage Summary: Yu thinks a restaurant is lying about being pesticide-free because the owner shops at a store that buys from a farm that uses chemicals.

Conclusion: The claim that Jason’s Restaurant serves only pesticide-free food must be false.

Reasoning: The restaurant owner buys produce from a specific grocery store that receives shipments from a large farm known to use chemical pesticides.

Analysis: Yu’s argument is a bit of a leap; just because a store stocks produce from a 'bad' farm doesn't mean every item in the store comes from that farm. To weaken this, look for an answer that suggests the restaurant owner is a selective shopper—perhaps he only buys the organic, pesticide-free stock that the grocery store also carries. Yu is playing detective but might have missed the fact that grocery stores often have more than one supplier. A good weakener will decouple the store's general inventory from the restaurant's specific purchases.

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Which one of the following, if true, most undermines Yu’s claim?

Correct Answer
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If pesticide-free items at Kelly’s are clearly labeled, that both implies such items exist there and makes it easy for Jason—who shops personally—to buy only those. This undercuts Yu’s assumption that MegaFarm’s deliveries mean Jason must be buying pesticide-grown produce, thereby weakening Yu’s claim that the menu “cannot be true.”
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