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Best CAT Coaching In Delhi - CAT | Verbal | Verbal Reasoning | Critical Reasoning
Directions: Read the following argument and answer the question that follows.
Question Statement :
A Company Spokesperson: A study conducted by the International Doctors’ Association, Canada, has highlighted the harmful effects of synthetic additives, like colors, preservatives, flavor enhancers, etc., in medical food supplements. However, there are no such synthetic additives in the medical food supplements produced at NoJones Pharmaceuticals Inc. as we make use of only natural ingredients. Hence, as natural ingredients have no harmful effects as synthetic additives have, you can be sure that you are safeguarding your family’s health when you buy any of our wide-range medical food supplement products.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the contention of NoJones Pharmaceutical Inc.?
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