In virtually any industry, technological improvements increase labor productivity, which is the output of goods
and services per person-hour worked. In Parland's industries, labor productivity is significantly higher than it is in
Vergia's industries. Clearly, therefore, Parland's industries must, on the whole, be further advanced
technologically than Vergia's are.
The argument is most vulnerable to which of the following criticisms?
(A) It offers a conclusion that is no more than a paraphrase of one of the pieces of information provided in its
support.
(B) It presents as evidence in support of a claim information that is inconsistent with other evidence
presented in support of the same claim.
(C) It takes one possible cause of a condition to be the actual cause of that condition without considering any
other possible causes.
(D) It takes a condition to be the effect of something that happened only after the condition already existed.
(E) It makes a distinction that presupposes the truth of the conclusion that is to be established.
