Raising the humidity of a room

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct81% picked this

   Humidity can be bad for

   Why this is right

   We have no support for the idea that humidity can be bad for computers. To the contrary, it sounds like humidity is good. The first sentence says that "more humidity helps to protect computers from air that's too dry". We can infer that "excessive dryness can be bad for computers".

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

   81%
2. B

   Supported3% picked this

   A room can be too dry for the optimal maintenance of

   This is supported by the first sentence. If a boost in humidity can protect furniture from damage caused by excessively dry air, then we know that excessively dry air can damage furniture.

   3%
3. C

   Supported13% picked this

   Dry air can feel cooler than humid air of the

   We're told in the second sentence that "raising the humidity can make people feel warmer". We're not changing the temperature of the air, just raising the humidity. We're going from drier air to more humid air, and that change is causing people to feel warmer. So apparently dry air feels less warm (i.e. cooler) than humid air does. (This is why people who live in 110-degree temperatures in Arizona will balk at this number and say, "Oh, it's not too bad. It's a dry heat". And that's why going to Alabama or Florida even when it's 85 degrees can feel sweltering, because those areas are super humid.)

   13%
4. D

   Supported2% picked this

   Increased humidity can be beneficial to

   We're told in the 2nd sentence that "raising humidity can alleviate some skin rashes". Is clearing up a skin rash something that is "beneficial to the skin"? Sure!

   2%
5. E

   Supported1% picked this

   The human immune system can benefit

   We're told in the 2nd sentence that "raising humidity can help the body's defenses (i.e. its immune system) against viruses". Being helped = benefiting

   1%