Sufficient AssumptionDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: A new law puts scary pictures and warnings on cigarette packs. However, because regular smokers don't really look at the packs when they're smoking, the law won't actually stop them.
Conclusion: The new law requiring health warnings and removing logos from cigarette packs will not change the habits of most regular smokers.
Reasoning: Most regular smokers rarely look at the packaging when they are actually taking out a cigarette.
Analysis: The argument assumes that the only way the packaging could influence a smoker is if they look at it while taking out a cigarette. To make this conclusion follow logically, we need an assumption that closes all other doors. For example, we must assume that smokers aren't influenced by the packaging when they buy the cigarettes, or that the removal of logos doesn't affect them in some other way. Look for an answer that bridges the gap between 'not looking at the pack during use' and 'not being affected by the law at all.'
Conclusion: The new law requiring health warnings and removing logos from cigarette packs will not change the habits of most regular smokers.
Reasoning: Most regular smokers rarely look at the packaging when they are actually taking out a cigarette.
Analysis: The argument assumes that the only way the packaging could influence a smoker is if they look at it while taking out a cigarette. To make this conclusion follow logically, we need an assumption that closes all other doors. For example, we must assume that smokers aren't influenced by the packaging when they buy the cigarettes, or that the removal of logos doesn't affect them in some other way. Look for an answer that bridges the gap between 'not looking at the pack during use' and 'not being affected by the law at all.'
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Unlock Full Passage3.The conclusion of the consumer's argument follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
Correct Answer
D
D supplies the needed “unless” link: if regular smokers don’t frequently look at the packaging, the new packaging cannot affect their habits. Since most rarely look, the conclusion that the law won’t affect most follows.
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