Read the passage and answer the question. 'Enrolment at the community secondary school in Otukpo has doubled since the state government began the free lunch programme. This proves that free lunch is the reason parents now send their children to school.' Which of the following, if true, most weakens the writer's conclusion?

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In the same period, the school stopped charging fees and a new road made it reachable from six neighbouring villages.. The writer assumes that free lunch alone explains the rise in enrolment. Evidence that fees were abolished and access improved at the same time offers other causes for the increase, so the conclusion no longer follows. The timing of the lunch, the parents' general attitude and the government's plans

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A) Parents in Otukpo have always valued education highly.

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B) The lunch is served at midday every school day.

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C) The state government intends to extend the programme to other schools.

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D) In the same period, the school stopped charging fees and a new road made it reachable from six neighbouring villages.

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