One theory concerning the importance of vitamin C

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct84% picked this

   Some doctors believe that there are illnesses that affect the state of connective

   Why this is right

   If some doctors think that Vitamin C can useful in treating symptoms of some illnesses because of the fact that Vitamin C plays a crucial role in producing and maintaining the body's supply of an important protein that occurs mainly in connective tissue and bones, then the doctors must think that the symptoms of some illnesses relate to the supply of an important protein occurring mainly in connective tissue and bones. The symptoms of an illness relate to what parts of the body are attacked by the illness (or to what parts of the immune system attack that illness). If giving a patient more of a protein that occurs within connective tissue and bones would help them with symptoms of illness X, it sounds like illness X affects connective tissue and bones, causing certain related symptoms.

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

   84%
2. B

   Too Strong: the only1% picked this

   Some doctors believe that vitamin C is the only substance that produces

   This would only be supportable if we were told that "For this reason, some doctors believe that vitamin C is essential in treating the symptoms of certain illnesses". If we needed vitamin C, then that would support that it's the only substance that help us with collagen. But saying that vitamin C "can be useful" is not strong enough to support that it's "the only" source of collagen assistance.

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3. C

   Unsupported Causal Relationship5% picked this

   Some doctors believe that strengthening connective tissue and bones increases the body?s ability to

   The passage is suggesting that taking vitamin C would have an effect on our connective tissue and bones. This answer is saying that our connective tissue and bones would have an effect on our ability to take vitamin C.

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4. D

   Too Strong: most effective5% picked this

   Some doctors believe that use of vitamin C is the most effective treatment for

   All we heard is "can be useful in treating the symptoms of some common illnesses". We have no support for the way more extreme claim that vitamin C is "the #1 most effective treatment for certain common illnesses".

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5. E

   Too Strong: any illness6% picked this

   Some doctors believe that any illness that can be ameliorated with vitamin C causes deterioration of

   All we heard is "can be useful in treating the symptoms of some common illnesses". This is saying that "100% of illnesses that can be helped by vitamin C are related to deterioration of connective tissue and bones". Vitamin C might do a lot of cool things besides help us with collagen, so it's possible that there are lots of illnesses that have nothing to do with connective tissue and bones, but vitamin C still ameliorates them (makes them better) based on one of its other effects.

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