Suppose a salesperson claims Brand A is more effective at cleaning dishes than Brand B. If you assume this claim to be true, what is an empirically testable conclusion that would follow from this assumption?
A) Brand A will cost less than Brand B.
B) The probability a dish gets cleaned using Brand A is higher than the probability it gets cleaned using Brand B.
C) Brand A is a better purchase than Brand B.
D) The probability Brand A is available for purchase is greater than the probability Brand B is available for purchase.

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If we assume that Brand A is more effective at cleaning dishes than Brand B, an empirically testable conclusion that would follow from this assumption is that the probability a dish gets cleaned using Brand A is higher than the probability it gets cleaned using Brand B. This could be tested by conducting a controlled experiment where dishes are washed with both brands and the success rate of cleaning is measured and compared between the two brands. The other answer choices are not necessarily true based on the assumption given.

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