Children fall into three groups-nontasters

Answer choices

1. A

   Unrelated to Goal11% picked this

   Supertasters like mild cheddar cheese more than do

   Regular tasters aren't even part of the conclusion, so we definitely aren't shopping for an answer about them. This answer does nothing to address our concern, which is whether something other than bitterness is affecting the supertasters' preference for mild over cheddar.

   11%
2. B

   Unrelated to Goal1% picked this

   The age of the child is the most important factor in determining whether that child is a nontaster, a

   We don't care how someone becomes a supertaster or nontaster. We're just trying to prove that because supertasters like sharp cheddar less, that means that they taste it being more bitter than mild cheddar. This answer does nothing to address our concern, which is whether something other than bitterness is affecting the supertasters' preference for mild over cheddar.

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3. C

   Weakens3% picked this

   The sweeter a food tastes, the more children

   By presenting other factors that influence preference, this is opening the door to alternate explanation for why supertasters prefer mild to sharp cheddar. Maybe they don't prefer mild because it tastes less bitter. Maybe they prefer mild because it tastes more sweet.

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4. D

   Correct76% picked this

   Bitterness is the only factor relevant to how strongly children prefer sharp cheddar cheese to

   Why this is right

   If the only thing affecting preference is bitterness, and we know that the more bitter, the less children like it (the less bitter, the more children like it), then we know that if supertasters prefer mild to sharp then they think that mild is less bitter than sharp. If nontasters have no preference then they don't perceive any difference in bitterness.

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

   76%
5. E

   Unrelated to Goal10% picked this

   Nontasters tend to like a wider variety of foods than do regular tasters, who in turn like a wider variety

   Regular tasters aren't even part of the conclusion, so we definitely aren't shopping for an answer about them. This answer does nothing to address our concern, which is whether something other than bitterness is affecting the supertasters' preference for mild over cheddar.

   10%