Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT3 S2 Q8 Explanation

Although nondairy coffee lighteners made with coconut

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

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. Yet one tablespoon of such lighteners causes the consumer’s blood cholesterol to rise to a higher milk, which contains 2 milligrams of cholesterol per tablespoon.

What this question is testing

Paradox

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
8.

Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the apparent

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    Nutritionists recommend that adults consume as little saturated fat as possible and no more than 250 milligrams

  2. Correct83% picked this

    One gram of saturated fat in food has roughly the same effect on blood cholesterol as 25 milligrams

    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.

  3. Trap5% picked this

    Light cream, a dairy product that contains 5 times more cholesterol than does whole milk, is often chosen as a lightener by

  4. Trap5% picked this

    Certain nondairy coffee lighteners made without coconut oil contain less saturated fat and less cholesterol

  5. Trap7% picked this

    The lower the saturated fat content of dairy products, the less cholesterol

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