19. Manufacturers of household appliances are still urging the public to purchase food processors. The various manufacturers’ advertisements all point out that the prices of these appliances are now lower than ever and that each food processor comes with a lifetime service warranty. In addition, many manufacturers offer sizable rebates to customers who purchase food processors within a given time period. With these incentives, the advertisements contend, people can hardly afford not to purchase food processors.

Which answer choice is a logically prior issue that the manufacturers’ advertisements fail to address?

(A) Whether the cost of repairs to the food processors over the years will cancel out the savings currently being offered

(B) Whether potential customers have enough uses for food processors to justify purchasing them

(C) Whether the heads of the companies manufacturing food processors own food processors themselves

(D) Whether the food processors currently being advertised will be outdated within the next five years（B）

(E) Whether accessories and replacement parts will be readily available at retail outlets

a logically prior issue 什么意思？

我觉得五个选项都是削弱，为什么B最好？

我选的是A因为它削弱文中的food precessor cost少的问题

A prior issue is just an issue we need to address before we come down to the issue discussed in the question. In this case, whether people need the processor is a prior issue before we talk about the price or affordability. Another example: your BF is talking about buying a car because it is cheap. However, you need to talk about whether it is useful or not first.

Thank you！

Your fluent expression is so impressive to me.

people can hardly afford not to purchase food processors. 这句话怎么解释啊？

楼上：

我认为这句话可以这样翻译：人们很难坚持住不去买食品处理机。