GMAT Verbal Reasoning Practice Test 3

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The lobbyists argued that because there is no statistical evidence that breathing other people’s tobacco smoke increases the incidence of heart disease or lung cancer in healthy nonsmokers, legislation banning smoking in workplaces cannot be justified on health grounds.
The argument reported above would be most seriously weakened if it were true that

Breathing smoke-filled air increase the incidence of headaches and coughs in healthy nonsmokers.
Most nonsmokers dislike the odor of smoke-filled air.
Smoke-filled air is a major source of the dirt that damages computers and other sensitive equipment.
Most workers would prefer to have smoking banned in workplaces.
Legislation banning smoking in workplaces decreases friction between smoking and nonsmoking workers and is easy to enforce.

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