After examining the options, the budget committee discovered that QI' s office-phone system would be inexpensive enough to be within the cost limit that had been set for the committee. However, Corelink' s system must also be inexpensive enough to be within the limit, since it is even less expensive than QI' s system.
The reasoning in the argument above is most closely paralleled by the reasoning that Health Dairy's sharp cheddar cheese is low enough in fat to meet the labeling standard for low fat cheddar cheese, and since its mild cheddar cheese is even lower in fat, it too must meet the labeling standard.