PT108.S3.Q13

PrepTest 108 - Section 3 - Question 13

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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

In response to the manager’s claim that merchants should discourage teenagers from congregating near stores, the merchant points out that these teenagers contribute to a significant percentage of the total amount spent in these stores.

Describe Method of Reasoning

The merchant counters the position held by the manager. He does this by providing an additional consideration the manager’s argument fails to account for. If the mall’s goal is to prevent significant loss in overall sales, it may not be wise to prevent teenagers from congregating if those teenagers also contribute significantly to overall sales.

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13.

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giving information that ████████ ██ ███ ████████ ███████ ███ █████████ ██████████████ ███ ███ ██████ ████

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suggesting that the ██████ ████ ██ ██ ███████████ ███

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e

using the information █████ ██ ███ ███████ ██ ████ ██ ██████████ ██████████████ ████ █████ ████ ███████ ███ ██████ ████

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