Which of the Following Statements About Misrepresentation Is False

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about misrepresentation is false?

• A) When salespeople loosely describe their goods or services in glowing terms, those statements cannot be relied upon by the potential buyer.
• B) Courts tend to favor salespersons in misrepresentation cases when the customer lacks product knowledge.
• C) When a salesperson makes claims of a "factual nature" regarding a service's inherent capabilities, the law treats these comments as statements of fact and warranties.
• D) A salesperson's opinion of the quality of the product being sold is known as sales puffery and is not legally actionable.
• E) To "stay legal" a salesperson needs to understand the difference between general statements of praise and statements of fact.

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