Question ID:PT42 S2 Q12 Passage:Politician: Those economists who claim that consumer price increases have averaged less than 3 percent over the last year are mistaken. They clearly have not shopped anywhere recently. Gasoline is up 10 percent over the last year; my auto insurance, 12 percent; newspapers, 15 percent; propane, 13 percent; bread, 50 percent.  Stem:The reasoning in the politician's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument Correct Answer Choice:DChoice A:impugns the character of the economists rather than addressing their arguments Choice B:fails to show that the economists mentioned are not experts in the area of consumer prices Choice C:mistakenly infers that something is not true from the claim that it has not been shown to be so Choice D:uses evidence drawn from a small sample that may well be unrepresentative Choice E:attempts to persuade by making an emotional appeal