A nutritional research company published an article describing the

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A nutritional research company published an article describing the health benefits of red wine. The article led to a substantial increase in sales of the beverage. The Carducci vineyard is one that specializes in such wine, following a family tradition of over 400 years. Every year it releases a new wine. The Carducci sales figures for the year after the article was published were very low although the wine gained popularity amongst gourmet chefs.

Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?

Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?

A. Wine made by the Carducci vineyard is not officially considered red wine.

B. Very low red wine sales figures cannot be greatly affected by a gained popularity amongst gourmet chefs.

C. The Carducci wine released the year after the article was published was of a lower quality than its usual standard.

D. The article referred to Carducci wine in a negative light.

E. Medical publications can eliminate entire industries overnight if they are not carefully phrased.

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yashikaaggarwal · Answer

A. Wine made by the Carducci vineyard is not officially considered red wine. (the information did says that Carducci Vineyard specializes in such (red) wine, so this option is null and void) (Eliminate)

B. Very low red wine sales figures cannot be greatly affected by a gained popularity amongst gourmet chefs. (Talks about the relation between the popularity of wine amidst gourmet chefs and low sales, keep this)

C. The Carducci wine released the year after the article was published was of a lower quality than its usual standard. (can't infer this. If the vineyard has been operating past 4 centuries, it's unlikely) (Eliminate)

D. The article referred to Carducci wine in a negative light. (Nope, the article only talks about the positivity of Red Wine) (Eliminate)

E. Medical publications can eliminate entire industries overnight if they are not carefully phrased. (Quite an extreme speculation, but nope it can't be inferred from given information) (Eliminate)

Even though I am not a big fan of B option either but it seems more logical after eliminating absurd options.

Answer should be B.

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walterwhite756 · Answer

Type  : Inference

Premise : An article on HEALTH BENEFITS of red wine led to increase in the sales but CV's sales figures dropped however it gained popularity among chefs.

Choose choice which can be inferred based on above premise, without using any outside information.

A. Wine made by the Carducci vineyard is not officially considered red wine.   IRRELEVANT

B. Very low red wine sales figures cannot be greatly affected by a gained popularity amongst gourmet chefs.   CORRECT, even if it gained popularity among chefs, its sales figures were low.

C. The Carducci wine released the year after the article was published was of a lower quality than its usual standard.   BUT IT GAINED POPULARITY AMONG CHEFS, INCORRECT

D. The article referred to Carducci wine in a negative light.   INCORRECT, article focused on health benefits of red wine

E. Medical publications can eliminate entire industries overnight if they are not carefully phrased.   IRRELEVANT

Therefore,  B is the correct answer.

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

A nutritional research company published an article describing the health benefits of red wine. The article led to a substantial increase in sales of the beverage. The Carducci vineyard is one that specializes in such wine, following a family tradition of over 400 years. Every year it releases a new wine. The Carducci sales figures for the year after the article was published were very low although the wine gained popularity amongst gourmet chefs.

Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?

Which of the following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?

A. Wine made by the Carducci vineyard is not officially considered red wine.

Incorrect.

This is an Inference question, so it is made up of premises; you need to find a conclusion stemming from those premises. Here they are:

Premise A: A nutritional research company published an article describing the health benefits of red wine.
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Premise B: Because of the article, red wine sales rose.
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Premise C: The Carducci vineyard makes red wine. It has been doing so for more than 400 years.
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Premise D: Every year the Carducci vineyard releases a new product - a new wine.
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Premise E: Not many people bought the wine sold the year after the article was published. A number of chefs, however, did like it.
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Conclusion: ?

This conclusion contradicts what we are told in Premise C.

B. Very low red wine sales figures cannot be greatly affected by a gained popularity amongst gourmet chefs.

This conclusion is clearly supported by Premise E.

C. The Carducci wine released the year after the article was published was of a lower quality than its usual standard.

Incorrect.

This is an Inference question, so it is made up of premises; you need to find a conclusion stemming from those premises. Here they are:

Premise A: A nutritional research company published an article describing the health benefits of red wine.
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Premise B: Because of the article, red wine sales rose.
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Premise C: The Carducci vineyard makes red wine. It has been doing so for more than 400 years.
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Premise D: Every year the Carducci vineyard releases a new product - a new wine.
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Premise E: Not many people bought the wine sold the year after the article was published. A number of chefs, however, did like it.
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Conclusion: ?

This conclusion goes too far beyond the premises. The argument does not mention anything about the previous or current quality of the Carducci wine.

D. The article referred to Carducci wine in a negative light.

Incorrect.

This conclusion goes too far from the premises. The argument does not mention anything about the article referring to Carducci at all.

E. Medical publications can eliminate entire industries overnight if they are not carefully phrased.

Incorrect.

While the conclusion in this answer choice may be true, it is not supported by the premises. The article mentioned in the argument presented red wine in a positive light, and so could not have served to eliminate the industry.

A nutritional research company published an article describing the

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