Question

Read the excerpt.

Kale is one of the most nutritious vegetables on Earth. However, its bitter taste and time-consuming processing prevented it from becoming a popular snack food until the kale chip was invented. Kale chips are just as nutritious as raw kale but are ready to eat and tastier. Their convenience and trendy marketing have made them one of the best-selling snack foods. A similar approach will easily work with any vegetable, thus making beets the guaranteed next wave in nutritious snacking.

Which choice best explains the effect of the author’s use of a faulty analogy on the overall argument?

A: The comparison of kale and beets weakens the claim that kale is a delicious and nutritious snack.
B: The exaggerated excitement about kale discourages the audience from accepting the claims made about beets.
C: The unsubstantiated connection between kale and beets weakens the credibility of the rest of the argument.
D: The reasoning distracts from the strong evidence in the argument that kale’s popularity is well deserved.

Answer 1

C: The unsubstantiated connection between kale and beets weakens the credibility of the rest of the argument.

This choice best explains how the faulty analogy between kale and beets impacts the overall argument. By suggesting that the same marketing and processing approach that worked for kale chips will automatically work for beets, the author does not provide sufficient evidence to support this claim. This weakens the credibility of the argument overall, as it relies on an unsubstantiated analogy.