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btw i see this is your first post - so Welcome to GC!!!
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btw i see this is your first post - so Welcome to GC!!!
Thanks viks4gmat...

I was confused with the usage of the word deficiency in option D...
My inference when i read the sentence was that, cheese products have some flaw which causes measles..so my conclusion...does not weaken the argument...

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That is, the above sentence could equally well mean that the cheese products themselves have some flaw or shortcoming which causes measles. That's how I interpreted the sentence on a first reading, and of course with that interpretation, this answer choice implies that those exposed to cheese products would then be more likely to contract measles.

So the writing here is so imprecise, answer choice D can mean two exactly opposite things. It's a badly written question, and no real GMAT question is ever so careless with language.

Thanks Ian for the explanation...Hope we dont get such q's in the exam
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"deficiency in cheese products" means "lack of cheese products in the diet"? Is this proper meaning of the statement? I disagree with this meaning.

The statement sounds like there is some problem with cheese products that is causing diseases. Hence D cannot be correct. Anyone else?
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Conclusion says:
From this he concluded that children who abstain from cheese products will protect themselves from MOST childhood disease.
Emphasis on MOST.

Assumptions should address that cheese not only affects children through measles and chickenpox but also many others.
A: Strengthens, Addresses entire spectrum - out
B: There is no inaccuracy in the data collected to examine and conclude to make the conclusion go wrong. Strengthens, out.
C: If the children ate cheese at home, that would affect the conclusion altogether since the data collected to be examined is incorrect. The option says the opposite. Strengthens. out.
E: States that cheese is responsible for many diseases. Strengthens. out.

D: Doesn't address many/most of the diseases but only measles and chicken pox. (Doesn't weaken but misses the point which conclusion states)

D is correct answer.
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