Logical Reasoning

PT3 · S2 · Q8 Although nondairy coffee lighteners made with coconut

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Although nondairy coffee lighteners made with coconut oil contain 2 grams of saturated fat per tablespoon, or 7 times more than does whole milk, those lighteners usually contain no cholesterol.

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.

8.

Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the apparent discrepancy noted above?

  1. Nutritionists recommend that adults consume

    Trap

    0% picked this

  2. Correct

    One gram of saturated fat

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    82% picked this

  3. Light cream, a dairy product

    Trap

    5% picked this

  4. Certain nondairy coffee lighteners made

    Trap

    4% picked this

  5. The lower the saturated fat

    Trap

    8% picked this

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