|Question 12Verbal

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Saeed M.Z.A. Tarabieh conducted a study of consumer attitudes toward Jordanian food and beverage companies and found that for consumers who value environmental conservation, their likelihood of purchasing a product decreased when their perception of the product's risk of causing environmental harm increased. Subsequently, other researchers conducted a study of various demographic groups in China, investigating participants' intentions to purchase a new television, and found that, on average, rural residents had the highest perception among all the demographic groups in the study of the environmental risks of the TV. Assuming that the results of Tarabieh's study are broadly applicable, this finding suggests that       
Which choice most logically completes the text?
the new TV is more appealing to rural residents than other similar products on the market are.
A
rural residents likely prioritize other factors over a product's environmental sustainability when making purchasing decisions.
B
there is not a meaningful difference in the average likelihood of purchasing environmentally friendly products among the demographic groups included in the study.
C
rural residents might be less likely than participants in the other demographic groups to purchase the TV.
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