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[ To reduce waste of raw materials, the government of Sperland is considering
requiring household appliances to be broken down for salvage when discarded. To
cover the cost of salvage, the government is planning to charge a fee, which would
be imposed when the appliance is first sold. Imposing the fee at the time of salvage
would reduce waste more effectively, however, because consumers tend to keep old
appliances longer if they are faced with a fee for discarding them.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) Increasing the cost of disposing of an appliance properly increases the
incentive to dispose of it improperly.
(B) The fee provides manufacturers with no incentive to produce appliances
that are more durable.
(C) For people who have bought new appliances recently, the salvage fee
would not need to be paid for a number of years.
(D) People who sell their used, working appliances to others would not need
to pay the salvage fee.
(E) Many nonfunctioning appliances that are currently discarded could be
repaired at relatively little expense.
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