Logical Reasoning

PT129 · S3 · Q14 Food labeling regulation

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Food labeling regulation: Food of a type that does not ordinarily contain fat cannot be labeled "nonfat" unless most people mistakenly believe the food ordinarily contains fat.

Given

Food of a type that does not ~OCF + ~MBF → ~LN ordinarily contain fat cannot be labeled “nonfat” unless most people mistakenly believe the food ordinarily contains fat.

If most people mistakenly MBF and LFO → may LN believe that a food ordinarily contains fat, the food may be labeled “nonfat” if the label also states that the food ordinarily contains no fat.

Evaluate

The labeling regulation presents two conditional relationships. The right answer will violate one of them. Since the second rule is wishy-washy (it's just saying you MAY do something), it would be hard to contradict. To contradict it, we'd need to hear that someone CAN'T label their food nonfat. Simply saying they AREN'T labeling their food nonfat wouldn't contradict it.

So we can anticipate that the correct answer will break the first rule.

It'll give us something that - doesn't ordinarily contain fat and - isn't something ppl wrongly think does contain fat

and this food will be getting labeled nonfat, thereby breaking the rule.

14.

Which one of the following situations violates the food labeling regulation?

  1. Although most people know that

    Wrong Trigger

    The trigger in the first statement is ~OCF + ~LN the food has no fat, which is true of bran flakes, and labeled “nonfat,” which is not true of this situation.

    3% picked this

  2. Although most people are aware

    Wrong Trigger

    The trigger in the first statement is OCF + ~LN the food has no fat, which is true of Lester’s Lasagna, and labeled “nonfat,” which is not true of this situation.

    8% picked this

  3. Although most garlic baguettes contain

    Wrong Outcome

    This fails to include that most people do not mistakenly believe that baguettes contain fat.

    8% picked this

  4. Correct

    Although most people are aware

    Why this is right

    This violates the first statement since the food does not contain fat and it is labeled nonfat. So it should be a food most people mistakenly believes has not fat, but most people are aware that applesauce does not ordinarily contain fat.

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

    71% picked this

  5. Although most people mistakenly believe

    Supported

    This situation supports MBF + LN + LFO rather than violates, the second statement.

    11% picked this

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