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A survey of readers of Alpine Quarterly, a magazine devoted to extreme mountaineering, found that 85% of respondents rated a new ultralight tent favorably. The tent manufacturer concludes that the tent will be popular with the general camping public.

The manufacturer's conclusion is most vulnerable to the criticism that it:

  1. Fails to consider that ultralight tents in general tend to be considerably more expensive than standard camping tents on the market.
  2. Draws a conclusion about ordinary campers from a small sample of enthusiasts whose gear priorities differ sharply from theirs.
  3. Assumes that every single reader who responded to the survey actually owns and has personally used the ultralight tent in question.
  4. Neglects to report what percentage of Alpine Quarterly's total readership chose to respond to the survey in the first place.
  5. Overlooks the fact that reader surveys of this kind are generally an unreliable method for gauging any product's quality.

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