Logical Reasoning

PT129 · S2 · Q5 Studies reveal that most people

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Studies reveal that most people select the foods they eat primarily on the basis of flavor, and that nutrition is usually a secondary concern at best.

Evidence

Studies reveal that most people select the foods they eat primarily on the basis of flavor.

Nutrition is usually a secondary concern at best.

Conclusion

Health experts would have more success in encouraging people to eat wholesome foods if they emphasized how flavorful those foods truly are rather than how nutritious they are.

Evaluate

The argument assumes that people would be more willing to try a particular food based on the way it is emphasized. It could turn out that emphasizing flavor does not influence a person’s perception of flavor.

5.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?

  1. Most people currently believe that

    Weakens

    This makes it less likely that health experts would be more successful if they emphasized how flavorful wholesome foods are since people already believe that wholesome foods are more flavorful.

    2% picked this

  2. Few people, when given a

    Irrelevant Comparison

    Flavorful food that is not nutritious is not relevant to the argument which is about convincing people to eat nutritious food by emphasizing how flavorful it is.

    3% picked this

  3. Health experts' attempts to encourage

    Weakens

    This makes it less likely that health experts will be more successful by emphasizing how flavorful the wholesome food is.

    2% picked this

  4. The studies that revealed that

    Weakens

    This makes it less likely that health experts will be successful emphasizing how flavorful nutritious food is since people tend not to find nutritious food to be flavorful.

    2% picked this

  5. Correct

    In a study, subjects who

    Why this is right

    This makes it more likely that the strategy recommended in the argument will be successful.

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

    91% picked this

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