Logical Reasoning

PT131 · S2 · Q14 At one sitting, a typical

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At one sitting, a typical doughnut eater consumes 4 doughnuts containing a total of 680 calories and 40 grams of fat.

Evidence

At one sitting, a typical doughnut eater consumes 4 doughnuts containing a total of 680 calories and 40 grams of fat.

The typical bagel eater consumes exactly one bagel, at 500 calories and one or two grams of fat per sitting, though the addition of spreads can raise calorie and fat content to the four doughnut range.

Conclusion

Thus, as far as total calorie content is concerned, there is very little difference between what a typical doughnut eater and a typical bagel eater each consumes at one sitting.

Evaluate

According to the statements the typical bagel eater consumes the same number of calories between bagel and spreads as the doughnut eater consumes with just the doughnuts. The argument assumes that doughnut eaters do not also put spreads on their doughnuts.

14.

The argument depends on assuming which one of the following?

  1. The calories and fat in

    Out of Scope

    The health impact of the calories and fat in each are not relevant to the argument.

    10% picked this

  2. Most bagel eaters are not

    Out of Scope

    Whether bagel and doughnut eaters are aware of what they're eating is not relevant to the argument.

    0% picked this

  3. Eating bagels instead of eating

    Out of Scope

    Health benefits are not relevant to the argument which is strictly about the number of calories and the grams of fat.

    2% picked this

  4. Correct

    The typical doughnut eater does

    Why this is right

    This defends the argument from something that would destroy it.

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

    85% picked this

  5. Most typical doughnut eaters are

    Out of Scope

    Whether there is overlap between the two groups is not important since the argument is about how much the average eater of each kind eats at one sitting, which would not include both a bagel and a doughnut.

    2% picked this

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