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ID: GMAT-CR-6
Section: Verbal Reasoning - Critical Reasoning
Topic: Flaw in the Argument
Difficulty level: Challenging

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The column space given in business magazines to stories about individual businessmen is in direct proportion to the net worth of these businessmen. These magazines are read mostly by owners of small and medium enterprises. Therefore, most readers of business magazines never get to read stories about people like themselves in these magazines.

Which of the following is a valid criticism of the claim made above?

AIt is unfair to clump the owners of small and medium enterprises into one category as they show different behaviors.

BIt is incorrect to conclude that stories about owners of small and medium enterprises get zero column space in business magazines.

CMany businessmen who later get profiled in business magazine stories start as owners of small or medium enterprises.

DThe owners of small and medium enterprises buy the business magazines to motivate themselves to increase their net worth.

ENot all businessmen who have a high net worth get profiled in business magazine stories.

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