Question ID:PT49 S2 Q5 Passage:Letter to the editor:  Middle-class families in wealthy nations are often criticized for the ecological damage resulting from their lifestyles. This criticism should not be taken too seriously, however, since its source is often a movie star or celebrity whose own lifestyle would, if widely adopted, destroy the environment and deplete our resources in a short time.  Stem:The reasoning in the letter to the editor is vulnerable to criticism in that it  Correct Answer Choice:AChoice A:criticizes a characteristic of the people giving an argument rather than criticizing the argument itself Choice B:takes failure to act consistently with a belief as an indication of the sincerity with which that belief is held Choice C:presumes that a viewpoint must be unreasonable to accept simply because some of the grounds advanced to support it do not adequately do so Choice D:fails to recognize that evidence advanced in support of a conclusion actually undermines that conclusion Choice E:generalizes about the behavior of all people on the basis of the behavior of a few