Doctors urge people to reduce

Answer choices

1. A

   Wrong Role13% picked this

   It is presented to counter doctors’ suggestions that cholesterol levels can be reduced

   Our author doesn't present the doctor's dietary cholesterol warning to disagree with it; she presents them as one of her two premises, for why making more than moderate dietary changes may be needed. This answer makes it sound like this argument was a Rebuttal, which it was not. The use of "But" isn't disagreement with a point of view. The author isn't saying, "No, cholesterol levels can't be reduced through dietary changes". She accepts the first sentence, and the "but" is communicating that thing she's about to discuss (moderate diet) can't achieve the thing just talked about. for example: Sally asked Bill to dunk the ball. But the hoop is 10 ft tall and Bill is only 5 ft tall.

   13%
2. B

   Bad Conclusion Match1% picked this

   It is a premise offered in support of the claim that vegetarian diets are more healthful than

   This correctly identifies our claim as a Premise, but incorrectly claims that the Conclusion was "veggie diets are more healthful than meat diets", when the Conclusion was actually "One may need to make more-than-moderate dietary changes, such as veggie diet".

   1%
3. C

   Correct78% picked this

   It is a premise offered in support of the claim that reducing cholesterol levels may require greater

   Why this is right

   This correctly identifies our claim as a Premise, and the adequately captures the Conclusion. The conclusion (the 3rd sentence) doesn't say "reducing cholesterol levels" but that's the context for why the author is saying "one may need to make more dramatic changes". And the conclusion doesn't say "moderate" but that's what "more dramatic" is being compared to.

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

   78%
4. D

   Wrong Role1% picked this

   It is offered as an explanation of the success of vegetarian diets in

   The 2nd sentence doesn't say anything about vegetarian diets. That sentence certainly doesn't explain why vegetarian diets are successful. Why are vegetarian diets in reducing cholesterol changes? I can explain why. It's because ... "moderate dietary changes often don't work to reduce cholesterol. That doesn't make any sense. Also, remember, the author is not specifically trying to sell us on vegetarian diets. They are brought up simply as one example of "more dramatic" dietary change someone might make.

   1%
5. E

   Backwards Relationship8% picked this

   It is a conclusion for which the claim that dramatic changes in one’s diet are sometimes required to reduce cholesterol

   This claim is a Premise, and it is offered in support for the claim that "dramatic dietary changes are sometimes required".

   8%