Advertisement: For sinus pain, three out of four hospitals give their patients Novex. So when you want the most effective painkiller for sinus pain, Novex is the one to choose.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the advertisement’s argument?
(A) Some competing brands of painkillers are intended to reduce other kinds of pain in addition to sinus pain.
(B) Many hospitals that do not usually use Novex will do so for those patients who cannot tolerate the drug the hospitals usually use.
(C) Many drug manufacturers increase sales of their products to hospitals by selling these products to the hospitals at the lowest price the manufacturers can afford.
(D) Unlike some competing brands of painkillers, Novex is available from pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription
(E) In clinical trials Novex has been found more effective than competing brands of painkillers that have been on the market longer than Novex.
Argument:
3 out of 4 hospitals give their patients Novex => Novex is the most effective painkiller against Sinus.
A – Irrelevant. The point of discussion is effectiveness against Sinus.
B – Novex is used in exceptional cases. Weakens.
C – A possible reason why most (3/4) hospitals give their patients Novex. But it does not say anything about the “more important” point – effectiveness.
D – irrelevant to effectiveness.
E – Strengthens.
B is the answer.
C
On second thoughts – the answer is C.
Choice is between B, C and D
B – “Many hospitals give their patients Novex only in exceptional cases”. Does that mean they don’t usually term it as the best? Not necessarily. Since, it’s possible that they just can’t afford it (or procure it easily or..)
C – We can undermine the above argument – if the fact that “3 out of 4 hospitals administer patients Novex” can be explained by an alternative reason – and C gives us that reason. Although C does not mention Novex in particular, but it is still the closest.
D – It is the “hospitals” that are giving the patients Novex, whether Novex is easily available at “pharmacies” in not the question – So, irrelevant.
~magnus1
Guys,
I just found that this is an OG question. Oops!!
And the answer is indeed C
[Although I consider my explanation more detailed than theirs.]
Check out CR Question #10 in OG11.
~magnus1
well thanks , i like the way u explained @magnus1