Logical Reasoning

PT134 · S2 · Q24 In response to several bacterial infections

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In response to several bacterial infections traced to its apple juice, McElligott now flash pasteurizes its apple juice by quickly heating and immediately rechilling it.

Given

In response to several bacterial infections traced to its apple juice, McElligott now flash pasteurizes its apple juice by quickly heating and immediately rechilling it.

Intensive pasteurization, in which juice is heated for an hour, eliminates bacteria more effectively than does any other method, but is likely to destroy the original flavor.

However, because McElligott’s citrus juices have not been linked to any bacterial infections, they remain unpasteurized.

24.

The statements above, if true, provide the most support for which one of the following claims?

  1. McElligott's citrus juices contain fewer

    Unsupported Comparison

    Citrus juices produced by other companies are not discussed in the statements.

    1% picked this

  2. McElligott's apple juice is less

    Contradiction

    The statements provide that McElligott’s citrus juices have not been linked to any bacterial infections, while McElligott’s apple juice has been.

    14% picked this

  3. McElligott's citrus juices retain more

    Too Strong

    McElligott’s citrus juices retain more of the juices’ original flavor than do citrus juices that undergo intensive pasteurization. But to say that McElligott’s citrus juices retain more flavor than citrus juices that undergo flash pasteurization goes too far.

    19% picked this

  4. The most effective method for

    Too Strong

    Intensive pasteurization is likely to destroy the original flavor, but is not necessarily the method most likely to destroy flavor.

    14% picked this

  5. Correct

    Apple juice that undergoes intensive

    Why this is right

    This follows from the first and second statements. McElligott’s apple juice is flash pasteurized, while intensive pasteurization eliminates bacteria more effectively than does flash pasteurization.

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

    52% picked this

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