Atpresent the Hollywood Restaurant has only standard-height tables. However, many customers come to watch thecelebrities who frequent the Hollywood, and they would prefer tall tables withstools because such seating would afford a better view of the celebrities. Moreover, diners seated on stools typicallydo not stay as long as diners seated at standard-height tables. Therefore, if the Hollywood replaced some ofits seating with high tables and stools, its profits would increase.
Theargument is vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it gives reason tobelieve that it is likely that
(A)some celebrities come to the Hollywood to be seen, and so might choose to sitat the tall tables if they were available
(B)the price of meals ordered by celebrities dining at the Hollywood compensatesfor the longer time, if any, they spend lingering over their meals
(C) acustomer of the Hollywood who would choose to sit at a tall table would be anexception to the generalization about lingering
(D) arestaurant's customers who spend less time at their meals typically order lessexpensive meals than those who remain at their meals longer
(E)with enough tall tables to accommodate all the Hollywood's customers interestedin such seating, there would be no view except of other tall tables
此题为什么选C,而不选A或者E?
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