Logical Reasoning

PT112 · S1 · Q2 Nutritionist: Recently a craze has

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Nutritionist: Recently a craze has developed for home juicers, $300 machines that separate the pulp of fruits and vegetables from the juice they contain.

Conclusion (implied)

Juicers are a waste of money; just eat the whole fruit or vegetable if you want the juice.

Evidence

There is no indication that juice separated from the pulp contains any special properties compared to when it is unseparated.

Evaluate

GIVEN THAT juice separated from the pulp has no additional benefits over whole fruits and vegetables, HOW CAN WE DEFEND juicers?

To weaken this conclusion, we need to show a benefit or advantage of using a juicer that justifies the expense, regardless of the intrinsic properties of the juice.

Goal

Identify an answer choice that presents a reason why owning a juicer might still be beneficial or desirable, even though the juice isn't inherently more beneficial than the solid food from which it comes.

2.

Which one of the following, if true, most calls into question the nutritionist's argument?

  1. Correct

    Most people find it much

    Why this is right

    This choice argues that people find it easier to consume nutrients in liquid form. This suggests that juicers make it more likely that people will consume necessary nutrients, thus providing a practical benefit to juicers that could make them worth the investment.

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

    86% picked this

  2. Drinking juice from home juicers

    Strengthens

    This states that juice is less healthy without fiber, aligning with the nutritionist’s argument against separating juice from pulp, as it implies a disadvantage to using juicers.

    4% picked this

  3. To most people who would

    No Impact

    This argues that $300 isn’t a major expense for potential buyers, which doesn't directly address the nutritional value or benefit offered by the juicer but rather the affordability of it.

    3% picked this

  4. The nutritionist was a member

    No Impact / Strengthens

    This states that the nutritionist evaluated early prototypes, suggesting prior knowledge and expertise that might bolster the argument, but it doesn't introduce new information about the juicer's benefits or drawbacks.

    2% picked this

  5. Vitamin pills that supposedly contain

    No Impact

    This discusses the bioavailability of nutrients in vitamin pills, which is not directly relevant to the debate about the usefulness of juicers vs. actual fruits/vegetables, making it off-topic.

    5% picked this

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