Annabel Is Planning to Buy a Cordless Phone

Annabel is planning to buy a cordless phone. She has narrowed her choice down to a Northtech X7 model and a Telecom G-Pro model. Alfred tells Annabel, "Consumer Reports did extensive testing and rated the Northtech X7 as the highest overall. The same article indicated that the Telecom phone was unreliable and needed frequent service." Francine tells Annabel, "My uncle had a Northtech X7 phone, and he had nothing but problems with it. He decided to switch to the Telecom phone, and he hasn't had any problems." Which phone is Annabel likely to buy, based on the research results reported in the Critical Thinking Application?

A) The Telecom phone, because she will be more persuaded by the anecdotal evidence.
B) The Northtech X7 phone, because she will be more persuaded by objective evidence.
C) Neither phone, because she would prefer to do her own research rather than rely on subjective opinions.
D) Neither phone, because the two reports her friends provided conflict with each other.