The sun emits two types

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope1% picked this

   Since about ten years ago, the percentage of people who wear sunscreen every time they spend time in

   The statements provide information on the various forms of protection provided by sunscreen, but not on the usage rate.

   1%
2. B

   Reversed Premise1% picked this

   Most people whose skin is prematurely wrinkled have spent a large amount of time in the

   It’s known that those who are exposed to UV-A radiation develop wrinkles, but this turns the relationship around and suggests that most people with wrinkles were exposed to UV-A radiation. It could be the case that UV-A radiation is one of many factors that cause wrinkles and so this answer isn’t supported by the statements.

   1%
3. C

   Too Strong4% picked this

   The specific cause of premature skin wrinkling was not known until about

   While sunscreen didn’t protect against UV-A radiation until about ten years ago, the statements do not suggest why. It’s possible that premature wrinkling was known to be an affect of UV-A radiation and yet it wasn’t understood how to protect against that risk until about ten years ago.

   4%
4. D

   Contradicted7% picked this

   People who wear sunscreen now are less likely to become sunburned than were people who spent the same amount of time in the

   The statements suggest that people who wear sunscreen now are equally likely to become sunburned as people who spent an equal amount of time in the sun wearing sunscreen ten years ago. Sunscreen offered protection from sunburn ten years ago just as it does today.

   7%
5. E

   Correct88% picked this

   Until about ten years ago, people who wore sunscreen were no less likely to have premature wrinkles than were people who spent the same

   Why this is right

   Until about ten years ago sunscreen offered no protection against wrinkles, so a comparison of individuals who were equally exposed to the sun and who wore sunscreen with those who did not would find that those who wore sunscreen were no less likely to have premature wrinkles (i.e., those who wore sunscreen received no benefit with regard to wrinkles).

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

   88%