Logical Reasoning

PT104 · S4 · Q16 Nutrition education in schools

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Nutrition education in schools once promoted daily consumption of food from each of the “four food groups”: milk, meat, fruit and vegetables, and breads and cereals.

Critique

It was dangerous to health for nutrition education to promote daily consumption of food from the four food groups, milk / meat / fruit & veggies / breads & cereals.

Evaluate / Goal

Well, there's really nothing for us to do but head to the answers. We need to get rid of four answers that give us a way to explain how this advice had potentially dangerous results.

16.

Each of the following, if true, provides support for the critique above EXCEPT:

  1. The division into four groups

    Supports

    This allows us to say that "These recommendations were potentially dangerous to health, because ..." ... people would eat equal amounts of milk and meat as they would fruit and veggies, even though the former should be eaten in lesser amounts (due to increased risk of heart disease / cancer)

    2% picked this

  2. The omission of fish, which

    Supports

    This allows us to say that "These recommendations were potentially dangerous to health, because ..." ... mentioning 'meat' instead of 'fish' made people go for red meat more than for fish, and the latter is healthier than the former.

    6% picked this

  3. A healthy diet should include

    Supports

    This allows us to say that "These recommendations were potentially dangerous to health, because ..." ... people didn't realize that they should be eating multiple servings of fruits and veggies every day. They interpreted it as a "one and done" obligation.

    2% picked this

  4. Correct

    The recommendation that some food

    Why this is right

    This is actually talking about a good thing the recommendations did, so it's the opposite of a reason why the recommendations could be dangerous. This says that "the recommendation ... was a reminder not to neglect something that provides needed vitamins, minerals, and fiber".

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

    86% picked this

  5. Encouraging the daily consumption of

    Supports

    This allows us to say that "These recommendations were potentially dangerous to health, because ..." ... the recommendations only mentioned what you should be eating and didn't effectively warn people about what they shouldn't be eating, such as eating too many sweets and fats.

    4% picked this

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