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It is true of both men and women that those who marry as young adults live longer than those who never marry. This dose not show that marriage causes people to live longer, since, as compared with other people of the same age, young adults who are about to get married have fewer of the unhealthy habits that can cause a person to have a shorter life, most notably smoking and immoderate drinking of alcohol. Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above? A. Marriage tends to cause people to engage less regularly in sports that involve risk of bodily harm. B. A married person who has an unhealthy habit is more likely to give up that habit than a person with the same habit who is unmarried. C. A person who smokes is much more likely than a nonsmoker to marry a person who smokes at the time of marriage, and the same is true for people who drink alcohol immoderately. D. Among people who marry as young adults, most of those who give up an unhealthy habit after marriage do not resume the habit later in life. E. Among people who as young adults neither drink alcohol immoderately nor smoke, those who never marry live as long as those who marry. Please, provide your explanations
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barakhaiev wrote: It is true of both men and women that those who marry as young adults live longer than those who never marry. This dose not show that marriage causes people to live longer, since, as compared with other people of the same age, young adults who are about to get married have fewer of the unhealthy habits that can cause a person to have a shorter life, most notably smoking and immoderate drinking of alcohol.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?
A. Marriage tends to cause people to engage less regularly in sports that involve risk of bodily harm.
B. A married person who has an unhealthy habit is more likely to give up that habit than a person with the same habit who is unmarried.
C. A person who smokes is much more likely than a nonsmoker to marry a person who smokes at the time of marriage, and the same is true for people who drink alcohol immoderately.
D. Among people who marry as young adults, most of those who give up an unhealthy habit after marriage do not resume the habit later in life.
E. Among people who as young adults neither drink alcohol immoderately nor smoke, those who never marry live as long as those who marry.
Please, provide your explanations Choose E here. E affirms that marriage doesn't impact on life expectancy prolongation. Hence, the conclusion that marriage causes people to live longer is strengthen.
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I think E is right.
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A) Incorrect- weaken the argument
B) Incorrect- Irrelevant
C) Incorrect- Out of the scope
D) Incorrect - Here the sentence is people who marry as young adult. But in the premises it is " young adults who are about to get married".
E) correct
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E it is D is a Trap Good explanation swathi
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According to my source, OA is not E but D. Please clarify.
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staright E for me
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this is a sub 400 level question so no explanation is needed .  the answer though is E
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Why is the OA D ,please explain someone , E is not the right answer
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Oops. I analyzed it wrongly.
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crackHSW wrote: Why is the OA D ,please explain someone , E is not the right answer Why do you say E is not the right answer? I understand why E is. And see if my 2 cents helps. The conclusion of the argument is: Marriage does not improve longevity, but a lack of habits in those people, i.e. young adults whether or not they are about to get married. Therefore E says that people who do not have the habits and do not marry and live as long as those who do not have the habits and marry. Now seriously, on a lighter note that has to be true! No offence to anybody. 
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Maybe E is wrong because of the below e.g:
Suppose A and B are two young persons starting off with non vices when young.
A gets married and then picks up vices
B remains a bachelor and then picks up same vices at same age.
Both do not live, long because they only live "as long" as each other according to the option.
Also D stresses on the fact that you have to give up the vice to live longer which strengthens the argument that marriage has nothing to do with long life
A and B weaken the case
C is not relevant I think...
Maybe some expert can comment too...
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Izvos wrote: Maybe E is wrong because of the below e.g:
Suppose A and B are two young persons starting off with non vices when young.
A gets married and then picks up vices
B remains a bachelor and then picks up same vices at same age.
Both do not live, long because they only live "as long" as each other according to the option.
Also D stresses on the fact that you have to give up the vice to live longer which strengthens the argument that marriage has nothing to do with long life
A and B weaken the case
C is not relevant I think...
Maybe some expert can comment too... I think the most authenticated expert is GMAC. And if this question is from OG, then there is no doubt about the correct answer. OFFICIAL GUIDE ANSWERS ARE NEVER WRONGThe only thing that is wrong is our logic to understand the argument and solve the question. E is definitely the correct answer here.
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