
Passage: Politicians think economists who claim that consumer prices rose by less than 3% for the whole of last year are wrong. Obviously, they haven't been shopping anywhere recently. The price of gasoline has risen by 10% in the past year. The price of gasoline rose by 10% in the past year, the cost of a ride was up by 12%, newspapers were up by 15%, detergents were up by 15%, bread was up by 50%."
Question: Which of the following options is the reason why politicians are most likely to be criticized for the above argument?
A. A.It blames economists for their moral character, rather than refuting their arguments.
B. B.It uses an unrepresentative small sample as evidence.
C. C.It tries to achieve the purpose of persuasion by appealing to emotion.
D. D.It mistakenly shows that the economists mentioned are not experts in the field of consumer prices.
Answer: