Question ID:PT44 S2 Q25 Passage:The first bicycle, the Draisienne, was invented in 1817. A brief fad ensued, after which bicycles practically disappeared until the 1860s. Why was this? New technology is accepted only when it coheres with the values of a society. Hence some change in values must have occurred between 1817 and the 1860s. Stem:The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:presumes, without giving justification, that fads are never indicative of genuine acceptance Choice B:fails to recognize that the reappearance of bicycles in the 1860s may have indicated genuine acceptance of them Choice C:offers no support for the claim that the Draisienne was the first true bicycle Choice D:poses a question that has little relevance to the argument's conclusion Choice E:ignores, without giving justification, alternative possible explanations of the initial failure of bicycles