Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT4 S1 Q14 Explanation

The average level of fat in

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

The average level of fat in the blood of people suffering from acute cases of disease W is lower than the average level for the population as a whole. Nevertheless, most doctors believe effective way of preventing acute W.

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
14.

Which one of the following, if true, does most to justify this

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    The blood level of fat for patients who have been cured of W is on average the same as that

  2. Trap1% picked this

    Several of the symptoms characteristic of acute W have been produced in laboratory animals fed large doses of a synthetic fat substitute, though acute

  3. Correct80% picked this

    The progression from latent to acute W can occur only when the agent that causes acute W absorbs large quantities of

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap11% picked this

    The levels of fat in the blood of patients who have disease W respond abnormally slowly to changes

  5. Trap4% picked this

    High levels of fat in the blood are indicative of several diseases that are just

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