Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT134 S2 Q24 Explanation

In response to several bacterial infections

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Stimulus

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 not been linked to any bacterial infections, they remain unpasteurized.

What this question is testing

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Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
24.

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

Answer choices

  1. Unsupported Comparison2% picked this

    McElligott's citrus juices contain fewer infectious bacteria than do citrus juices produced

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

  2. Contradiction14% picked this

    McElligott's apple juice is less likely to contain infectious bacteria than are

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

  3. Too Strong20% picked this

    McElligott's citrus juices retain more of the juices' original flavor than do any

    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.

  4. Too Strong15% picked this

    The most effective method for eliminating bacteria from juice is also the method most likely

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

  5. Correct50% picked this

    Apple juice that undergoes intensive pasteurization is less likely than McElligott's apple juice is

    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.

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