The candy manufacturer's claim that employee "theft" costs the company thousands of dollars a year in potential sales is greatly overstated. Most of the candy eaten on the job and not paid for is eaten one piece at a time, by workers who would not be willing to buy an entire box of it anyway.

Which of the following if true, most weakens the argument above?

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The workers eat only defective candies that could not be sold

Candy eaten by employees represents lost potential sales to non-employees

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A few workers account for most of the candy that is eaten but not paid for.

Most of the candies eaten by employees are consumed during the holiday season, when production outputs are at their highest

The amount of candy eaten by employees is only a small fraction of the candy sold by the company

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What this question tests

Whether you can identify the option that most undermines an argument's conclusion.

Choosing an irrelevant objection or one that attacks the premise rather than the reasoning.