There is strong evidence that the

Answer choices

1. A

   Reinforces Background1% picked this

   People who have migraine headaches tend to have relatives who also

   The fact that relatives tend to share this trait suggests that migraines are hereditary, which underscores the background belief that migraines have a physiological basis. But this answer isn't doing anything to explain our curious foreground fact: why are people who are treated for migraines higher on the anxiety scale?

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2. B

   Goes Against Background17% picked this

   People who have migraine headaches often suffer these headaches when under

   If we interpreted this answer to be saying that "emotional stress causes the migraines", then we'd potentially have a storyline for why people with migraines rank high on the anxiety scale. But that would mean that migraines are caused sometimes by psychological factors (emotional stress), so we'd be going against the background fact, not reconciling it with the surprising fact.

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3. C

   Correct76% picked this

   People who rate higher on the standard psychological scale of anxiety are more likely to seek professional treatment than are people who

   Why this is right

   This answer is resolving the paradox by suggesting that, while anxiety doesn't cause you to have migraines, it does cause you to be more likely to seek professional treatment for migraines. So if the more-anxious migraine sufferers are more likely to seek professional treatment, then there will be a correlation between being high-anxiety and getting treated for migraines.

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

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4. D

   No impact5% picked this

   Of the many studies done on the cause of migraine headaches, most of those that suggest that psychological factors such as anxiety

   We are accepting as a given that psychological things do not cause migraines. So whether studies that say they do have been widely publicized or only moderately publicized or kept mostly secret, who cares? We're not listening to these studies. We need a way to explain a correlation between being professionally treated for migraines and being high-anxiety.

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5. E

   Nothing About Anxiety2% picked this

   Most people who have migraines and who seek professional treatment remain in treatment until they stop having migraines, whether their doctors consider the

   This doesn't mention anxiety, so it doesn't seem to be giving us any way to explain a correlation between being treated for migraines and being high-anxiety.

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