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Passage Summary: An advertisement claims that because Omnicide kills the widest range of bugs, it is the best option for gardeners who don't know exactly what is eating their garden.

Conclusion: Omnicide is the premier choice for home gardeners, particularly those who are unsure which specific pests are attacking their plants.

Reasoning: The product is advertised as killing a greater variety of insect species than any other insecticide on the market.

Analysis: This argument assumes that 'more' is always 'better.' To weaken this, we should look for a reason why a broad-spectrum insecticide might actually be a bad thing for a typical home garden. For instance, if the product kills beneficial insects like bees or ladybugs along with the pests, it might do more harm than good. It’s a bit like using a sledgehammer to hang a picture frame—sure, you'll hit the nail, but you might take out the whole wall while you're at it.

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Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the reasoning in the advertisement?

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If many insects are beneficial to garden plants and Omnicide kills most of those, then the very breadth touted by the ad is a drawback, not a virtue. That undercuts the assumption that “more species killed” means “best,” especially when gardeners don’t know which insects are harmful.
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