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The argument uses the inconsistent application of a principle (distractions are bad, so end things that are distracting) across differing but similar context (aka an analogy) to undermine the legitimacy of the application. There is no explicit conclusion.
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Mismatched premises and conclusion. (A) does not have a reason that some people advocate moderation. That reason is needed to match the stimulus, because the stimulus uses a common reason (distraction) within two scenarios to point out the inconsistency in reaction. (A) also has an explicit conclusion, whereas the stimulus does not.
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The argument uses the inconsistent application of a principle (X causes cancer in laboratory animals, so stop X) across differing but similar context (electronic device vs. chemicals, both causing cancer in laboratory animals) to undermine the legitimacy of the application. There is no explicit conclusion.
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Mismatched premises and conclusion. (C) is combining future expectation (retiring) and need (similarly sized work force) to conclude something about future action to fulfill that need (hiring). There is no principle here, and so there is no inconsistent application of a principle, like in the stimulus. (C) also has an explicit conclusion, whereas the stimulus does not.
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Mismatched premises and conclusion. (D) uses a conditional rule—something absent from the stimulus—which is: if no engaging characters, then will not sell, to conclude that reversing the sufficient condition of that rule (engaging characters) does not reverse the necessary condition (will sell). The stimulus is pointing out inconsistent application of a principle across differing but comparable context.
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Mismatched premises and conclusion. (E) has a principle (success judged in X terms), but its conclusion is a critique of this principle. In the stimulus, the implication (there is no explicit conclusion) is that the application of the principle is problematic, not the principle itself.
Also, (E) has no analogy, whereas the stimulus does.
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