Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT112 S1 Q4 Explanation

Most antidepressant drugs cause weight gain.

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Stimulus

Most antidepressant drugs cause weight gain. While dieting can help reduce the amount of weight gained while taking such antidepressants, some to be preventable.

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
4.

The information above most strongly supports which one of

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    A physician should not prescribe any antidepressant drug for a patient if that

  2. Trap3% picked this

    People who are trying to lose weight should not ask their doctors for

  3. Correct96% picked this

    At least some patients taking antidepressant drugs gain weight as a result

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap0% picked this

    The weight gain experienced by patients taking antidepressant drugs should be attributed to

  5. Trap1% picked this

    All patients taking antidepressant drugs should diet to maintain

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