Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT109 S4 Q12 Explanation

Most adults in country X consume

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Stimulus

Most adults in country X consume an increasing amount of fat as they grow older. However, for nearly all adults in country X, the percentage of fat the same throughout adult life.

What this question is testing

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Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
12.

The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following conclusions about adults

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    They generally consume more fat than do people of the same age

  2. Correct77% picked this

    They generally eat more when they are older than they did earlier

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap6% picked this

    They generally have diets that contain a lower percentage of fat than do the diets of

  4. Trap11% picked this

    They tend to eat more varied kinds of food as they

  5. Trap4% picked this

    They tend to lose weight as they

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