There are two sweet shops in the market. One is always crowded, the other less so
There are two sweet shops in the market. One is always crowded, the other less so. Sonu says the crowded shop must have better sweets — why else would so many people go? Is Sonu's reasoning sound?
Who do you think is right? Pick one.
The answer: There could be other reasons
Why
Sonu's link isn't silly — better sweets CAN pull a crowd, so quality is one honest explanation. The slip is treating it as the ONLY one. A crowd tells you a shop is popular; popular can come from many causes — cheaper prices, a better spot near the bus stop, longer hours, or just habit because it opened first and people trust the familiar. Same crowd, several possible reasons; you can't read quality off it alone. Test: the busier of two shops might simply be the one you pass on the way home — nothing to do with taste. There could be other reasons: a crowd shows what's popular, and popular isn't the same as best — you'd have to taste both to know.
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