Question ID:PT29 S1 Q2 Passage:Politician:  The funding for the new nationwide health-awareness campaign should come from an increase in taxes on cigarettes.  It is well established that cigarette smoking causes many serious health problems, and it is only reasonable that people whose unhealthful habits cause so many health problems should bear the costs of that campaign.Smoker:  But it is equally well established that regularly eating high-fat, high-cholesterol foods causes as many serious health problems as does smoking, yet it would be manifestly unreasonable to force those who purchase such foods to bear the burden of financing this campaign. Stem:The smoker's response to the politician's argument Correct Answer Choice:AChoice A:offers a counterexample that calls into question the politician's reasoning Choice B:presents an alternative solution to that proposed by the politician Choice C:argues that the method proposed by the politician would be inadequate for its intended purpose Choice D:questions the accuracy of the information cited by the politician in reaching a conclusion Choice E:illustrates how the politician's proposal could aggravate the problem it is intended to solve