Question 1/20: Set 5 - Try Out - General Reasoning (SNBT)

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According to Suginono, the Director of Breeding and Livestock Production at the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, the demand for purebred chicken eggs experienced an average increase of $10\%$ as of July 2020. Citing the Strategic Food Price Information Center (PIHPS) as of July 2020, the national average price of eggs was Rp $27,050$ per kilogram. The price has consistently risen from the previous week, which was Rp $26,300$ per kg. This price increase was caused by disrupted distribution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is also possible that it is influenced by upstream production.

The argument that weakens the statement above is...

The community chooses to consume purebred chicken eggs

The price of chicken eggs keeps rising

Distribution is disrupted

Egg production is minimal while demand is increasing

The number of chicken farmers is increasing

Explanation

To determine the argument that weakens the statement, we need to understand the core issue presented in the text.

Text Analysis:

Fact: Egg demand increased by $10\%$ .
Fact: Egg prices rose from Rp $26,300$ to Rp $27,050$ .
Cause: Disrupted distribution (COVID-19) and potential influence from upstream production (low production).

The text builds an argument that the price increase is caused by high demand and supply constraints (distribution/production). An argument that weakens this must be a fact or statement that contradicts this cause-and-effect logic, particularly on the supply side.

Let's analyze each option:

Option	Analysis	Conclusion
The community chooses to consume purebred chicken eggs	This actually supports the fact of increased demand. If more people choose eggs, demand rises, and price increases are expected.	Incorrect
The price of chicken eggs keeps rising	This is a repetition of facts in the text, not an argument that weakens it.	Incorrect
Distribution is disrupted	This is a cause mentioned in the text. Agreeing with this cause strengthens the statement.	Incorrect
Egg production is minimal while demand is increasing	This is the core argument of the text (economic law: low supply + high demand = high price). This strengthens the statement.	Incorrect
The number of chicken farmers is increasing	If the number of farmers increases, logically production capacity increases. If production increases (high supply), prices should tend to fall or stabilize, contradicting the claim that upstream production issues are causing the price hike.	Correct

Therefore, the statement that "The number of chicken farmers is increasing" weakens the suspicion that production issues are the cause of the price increase, or weakens the trend of rising prices itself due to potentially increased supply.

Thus, the argument that weakens the statement is the number of chicken farmers is increasing.

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