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Critique a press release

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A (fictional) company's press release says: “Our energy drink boosts productivity by 25%! In our study, the 40 office workers who chose to drink it every morning completed 25% more tasks than colleagues who did not.” Using the checklist, write three to five sentences critiquing the claim and propose a more honest statement.