IMAT 2019 Q 4 (WOODEN FLOOR OR CARPET)

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Once again it has become fashionable for householders to replace their carpets with wooden floors. Sales of laminate and solid floors, such as oak, have seen a massive increase in the last ten years. This trend seems more in tune with our eco-friendly aspirations: carpets are often plastic-based and use vast quantities of underlying material, or underlay, made from petrochemicals. For this reason, it seems unlikely that wooden floors will go out of fashion in the near future.
Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the above argument?

A)Carpets can harbour dust mites and allergens.
B)Not all wooden floors need a layer of underlay.
C)Most types of laminate and wood floors use petrochemicals in their manufacture.
D)Wooden floors may look longer-lasting but can be more easily damaged than carpets.
E) Sales of carpets made of synthetic materials have decreased in the last ten years while woollen carpets have seen an increase.

ACCORDING TO ME, D IS THE MOST ACCURATE BUT THE ANSWER IS C…IF SOMEONE IS REACHING TOWARDS THE ANSWER, KINDLY HELP.

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hi

one of the main arguments is that consumers are more eco-conscious and would choose floors since they use less polluting materials.
option c) tells us that wooden floors can be just as polluting, so it weakens the argument that people will turn towards wood for ecological reasons.

for option D), if people would need to replace wooden floors more often then the sale of wood floors would continue to increase, thus strengthening the argument

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hey thanks a lot for the reply