Logical Reasoning

PT112 · S4 · Q10 Twelve healthy volunteers with

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Twelve healthy volunteers with the Apo-A-IV-1 gene and twelve healthy volunteers who instead have the Apo-A-IV-2 gene each consumed a standard diet supplemented daily by a high-cholesterol food.

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.

10.

Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?

  1. Approximately half the population carries

    Trap

    0% picked this

  2. Most of those at risk

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. The bodies of those who

    Trap

    6% picked this

  4. The presence of the Apo-A-IV-1

    Trap

    5% picked this

  5. Correct

    The presence of the Apo-A-IV-2

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    89% picked this

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