It is mistaken to attribute Novi's failure to the publicity about the supposedly inhuman working conditions in the foreign factories that furnish Novi with many of its parts. Novis failure has more to do with defects in its products than with any boycott on moral grounds. After all, plenty of other companies are supplied by factories with working conditions just as bad as those in Novi's suppliers, and the public does not hesitate to buy their products. The argument in the passage is based on which of the following assumptions? Options: A . &nbspPeople are unlikely to let moral considerations affect what products they decide to purchase B . &nbspPeople who patronize companies supplied by factories where working conditions are as bad as those of Novi's suppliers are aware of those conditions C . &nbspNovi's sales did not dip sharply after the poor working conditions in the suppliers' factories became known D . &nbspthe poor quality of Novi's products is not a result of the working conditions in the foreign factories where its parts are manufactured

It is mistaken to attribute Novi's failure to the publicity about the suppo

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It is mistaken to attribute Novi's failure to the publicity about the supposedly inhuman working conditions in the foreign factories that furnish Novi with many of its parts. Novis failure has more to do with defects in its products than with any boycott on moral grounds. After all, plenty of other companies are supplied by factories with working conditions just as bad as those in Novi's suppliers, and the public does not hesitate to buy their products.
The argument in the passage is based on which of the following assumptions?

Options:

A . People are unlikely to let moral considerations affect what products they decide to purchase

B . People who patronize companies supplied by factories where working conditions are as bad as those of Novi's suppliers are aware of those conditions

C . Novi's sales did not dip sharply after the poor working conditions in the suppliers' factories became known

D . the poor quality of Novi's products is not a result of the working conditions in the foreign factories where its parts are manufactured

Answer: Option B
:
B
What is the argument in the passage?
"..plenty of other companies are supplied by factories with working conditions just as bad as those in Novi's suppliers, and the public does not hesitate to buy their products”
The assumption here, is an unstated sentence, which leads to the argument in the passage. Look at option (b)
"People who patronize companies supplied by factories where working conditions are as bad as those of Novi's suppliers are aware of those conditions”
Only if the people know of the bad conditions, can a statement be made about the public not being hesitant about buying the products in spite of the bad working conditions. Hence, answer is option (b)

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