Sufficient AssumptionDiff: Hardest
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Advertisers are missing out on the biggest spenders—seniors—who have more money than everyone else put together, so focusing on them is the best way to make money.
Conclusion: Advertising agencies can maximize client profits by focusing their ads primarily on older adults.
Reasoning: Older adults possess more disposable income than the rest of the population combined.
Analysis: The argument makes a massive leap from 'this group has the most money' to 'targeting this group is the best way to maximize profit.' To bridge this gap, we need a 'Sufficient Assumption' that guarantees the conclusion. Look for an answer that connects the possession of disposable income directly to the effectiveness of advertising or the maximization of profit. It might be a rule stating that the most profitable way to advertise is always to target the group with the most money.
Conclusion: Advertising agencies can maximize client profits by focusing their ads primarily on older adults.
Reasoning: Older adults possess more disposable income than the rest of the population combined.
Analysis: The argument makes a massive leap from 'this group has the most money' to 'targeting this group is the best way to maximize profit.' To bridge this gap, we need a 'Sufficient Assumption' that guarantees the conclusion. Look for an answer that connects the possession of disposable income directly to the effectiveness of advertising or the maximization of profit. It might be a rule stating that the most profitable way to advertise is always to target the group with the most money.
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Unlock Full Passage20.Which one of the following, if assumed, would enable the conclusion of the social observer's argument to be properly inferred?
Correct Answer
E
E supplies exactly the needed bridge: any agency that gears its ads mainly to a segment controlling 50% or more of disposable income will maximize its clients’ profits. Since older adults control more than half, the conclusion follows.
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