Adults who work outside the home

Answer choices

1. A

   No Impact8% picked this

   The fat content of the dinners eaten at home by adults who do not work outside the home is 25 percent

   We already were told that the meals eaten are comparable between both groups, so this means that the dinners eaten at home by the outside-workers are also 25 % higher in terms of fat content (since they have similar nutritional value). But this hasn't done anything to clarify why they end up with similar meals, despite different prep time.

   8%
2. B

   Out of Scope: breakfast6% picked this

   Adults who do not work outside the home tend to prepare breakfast more often than adults who

   This paragraph was strictly about how much time was used on dinner vs. the types of dinners eaten. Breakfast is out of scope.

   6%
3. C

   Reiterates Paradox15% picked this

   Adults who work outside the home spend 2 hours less time per day on all household responsibilities, including dinner preparation, than do adults who

   This really has no impact, since it just reminds us that the outside-worker people have less time to do house stuff, which we already knew. We're wondering how they overcome that deficit and end up with comparable meals.

   15%
4. D

   Correct60% picked this

   Adults who work outside the home eat dinner at home 20 percent less often than do adults who do

   Why this is right

   The surprising claim is worded carefully: "the dinners eaten at home don't differ that much". That doesn't mean the number of dinners is comparable. It's more of a conditional thought, that "IF they both eat at home, the dinners are comparable." Let's say that the outside-workers have two dinners out each week. If each of those dinners would have taken about 50 mins to prep, then that accounts for the 100 fewer minutes these people have spent preparing dinner than the home-workers. For all the remaining meals, the outside-workers and home-workers are spending the same amount of time, so we would expect comparable meals.

   Skill tested: Paradox · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   60%
5. E

   Deepens Paradox11% picked this

   Adults who work outside the home are less likely to plan dinner menus well in advance than are adults who do

   Someone with less time for cooking AND less of an advanced plan, is more likely to compromise nutritional value / variety / complexity. This makes us even more surprised that the outside-workers eat comparable dinners to the home-workers.

   11%