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Chinese restaurants that offer free jasmine tea with meals do better business than similar Chinese restaurants that do not offer it for free. But since restaurants offering this free tea are more likely to offer food that doesn’t contain MSG, a substance that is blamed for causing severe headaches in some people after consuming Chinese food, it is the repeat business of patrons allergic to MSG that is responsible for higher business and not the attraction of free tea.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?
  • a)
    Although MSG is a taste enhancer, some people cannot make out the difference between the food prepared with and without it.
  • b)
    No study has been able to prove a conclusive relation between MSG and the associated headaches with consuming food that contains MSG.
  • c)
    A large majority of the customers of the Chinese restaurants offering free jasmine tea don’t end up requesting jasmine tea.
  • d)
    Most restaurants that do not offer free jasmine tea end up not charging less than the usual price for the same when it is ordered by patrons.
  • e)
    Some customers at Chinese restaurants that do not offer free jasmine tea complain of severe headaches right after having a meal at those restaurants.
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
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Pre-Thinking
Conclusion Clarification
This is a causal argument.
The author concludes that the repeat business of patrons allergic to MSG, not the attraction of free tea, is responsible for higher business of CR. The conclusion is based on the facts that CR-FT do better business than similar CR-NFT and that CR-FT are more likely to offer food that doesn’t contain MSG.
Pre-Thinking Approach
In order to strengthen the conclusion presented here, we’ll pre-think some assumptions and then look at ways of supporting them. To do so, let’s see how we can falsify this conclusion.  First, we will look at the logical structure of this argument, focusing on linkage 1. Then we will understand the condition under which the conclusion is falsified.  The assumption then will be that this condition does not exist.
Linkage#1 –
  • Falsification Condition: What if the combination of the two factors (repeat business of patrons allergic to MSG and attraction of free tea) is responsible for the higher business of CR-FT?
For example: What if the patrons who order MSG free food come to the restaurant not only because of this food but also because of the added advantage of the free tea? Would the author then be able to concretely conclude that only the availability of the MSG free food is responsible for the higher business? The answer is of course no!
  • Assumption: The combination of the two factors (ref. falsification condition) is not responsible for the higher business done.
With this pre-thinking in mind, let’s evaluate the answer choices.
Answer Choices
A
Although MSG is a taste enhancer, some people cannot make out the difference between the food prepared with and without it.
Incorrect - Irrelevant
This option talks about some people who cannot make out the difference in food prepared with and without MSG. The inability of some people to recognize MSG is irrelevant to the argument.
B
No study has been able to prove a conclusive relation between MSG and the associated headaches with consuming food that contains MSG.
Incorrect - Opposite
This option doesn’t support the causal relationship. In fact, it weakens the argument if we consider that there is no conclusive link between MSG and associated headaches.
B
A large majority of the customers of the Chinese restaurants offering free jasmine tea don’t end up requesting jasmine tea.
Correct
This choice is written along the lines of our pre-thinking. It supports the conclusion that the jasmine tea is not the reason for higher business of the Chinese restaurants as a large majority of people do not request the tea.
D
Most restaurants that do not offer free jasmine tea end up not charging less than the usual price for the same when it is ordered by patrons.
Incorrect - Irrelevant
This option talks about restaurants not offering the free tea. The conclusion is concerned with the reason behind the better business of those that do offer it for free.
E
Some customers at Chinese restaurants that do not offer free jasmine tea complain of severe headaches right after having a meal at those restaurants.
Incorrect - Irrelevant
We need to find a piece of information that solidifies the link between the availability of MSG free food at the restaurants that offer free jasmine tea and their reason for doing higher business. The information provided in this choice does not help at all on this account.
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C. A large majority of the customers of the Chinese restaurants offering free jasmine tea don't end up requesting jasmine tea.
- This statement strengthens the argument by suggesting that the free jasmine tea may not be the main attraction for customers. If most customers do not end up requesting the free tea, then it is likely that the absence of MSG in the food is the main reason for repeat business.
- It implies that customers are not coming back just for the free tea but for other reasons such as the quality of food or the absence of MSG.
Therefore, option C provides additional support for the argument that it is the absence of MSG in the food that is responsible for higher business at Chinese restaurants offering free jasmine tea, rather than the free tea itself.
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