People who consume

Answer choices

1. A

   Too Weak7% picked this

   People who eat a lot of honey tend to consume very little sugar

   Even though these people are consuming very little sugar from other sources, they are still consuming large amounts of sugar in their honey. So why do they not develop cavities as often?

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2. B

   Too Weak2% picked this

   Many people who consume a lot of honey consume much of it

   This only applies to “many” (i.e., some) people. Furthermore, there’s no reason to believe that consuming sugar in dissolved form is somehow less likely to cause cavities.

   2%
3. C

   Too Weak1% picked this

   People's dental hygiene habits vary

   This would only help if it were also known that consumers of honey tend to have better dental hygiene than those who do not.

   1%
4. D

   Out of Scope2% picked this

   Refined sugars have been linked to more health problems than have

   Health problems other than dental decay are not relevant to resolving the apparent paradox.

   2%
5. E

   Correct88% picked this

   Honey contains bacteria that inhibit the growth of the bacteria that

   Why this is right

   This matches the predicted explanation that honey has other compounds that somehow prevent cavities.

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

   88%