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Antoine: The alarming fact is that among children aged 19 years and younger, the number taking antipsychotic medicines soared 73 percent in the last four years. That is greater than the increase in the number of adults taking antipsychotic medicines during the same period.
Lucy: But the use of antipsychotic drugs by adults is considered normal at the current rate of 11 adults per 1,000 taking the drugs. In contrast, the number of children on antipsychotic medication last year was 6.6 per 1,000 children.
Lucy’s argument relies on the assumption that ______.
(A) normal levels of antipsychotic drug use are rarely exceeded.
(B) the percentage of adults taking antipsychotic medication is always higher than the percentage of children on such medication.
(C) the use of antipsychotic medication in children is no different from the use of such medications in adults.
(D) Antoine is not consciously distorting the statistics he presents.
(E) a rapid increase in the number of children taking antipsychotic drugs generates more fear of random violence by adolescents than does knowledge of the absolute number of children on such medications.
Lucy: But the use of antipsychotic drugs by adults is considered normal at the current rate of 11 adults per 1,000 taking the drugs. In contrast, the number of children on antipsychotic medication last year was 6.6 per 1,000 children.
Lucy’s argument relies on the assumption that ______.
(A) normal levels of antipsychotic drug use are rarely exceeded.
(B) the percentage of adults taking antipsychotic medication is always higher than the percentage of children on such medication.
(C) the use of antipsychotic medication in children is no different from the use of such medications in adults.
(D) Antoine is not consciously distorting the statistics he presents.
(E) a rapid increase in the number of children taking antipsychotic drugs generates more fear of random violence by adolescents than does knowledge of the absolute number of children on such medications.
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Antoine: The alarming fact is that among children aged 19 years and younger, the number taking antipsychotic medicines soared 73 percent in the last four years. That is greater than the increase in the number of adults taking antipsychotic medicines during the same period.
Lucy: But the use of antipsychotic drugs by adults is considered normal at the current rate of 11 adults per 1,000 taking the drugs. In contrast, the number of children on antipsychotic medication last year was 6.6 per 1,000 children.
Lucy’s argument relies on the assumption that ______.
A normal levels of antipsychotic drug use are rarely exceeded.
B the percentage of adults taking antipsychotic medication is always higher than the percentage of children on such medication.
C the use of antipsychotic medication in children is no different from the use of such medications in adults.
D Antoine is not consciously distorting the statistics he presents.
E a rapid increase in the number of children taking antipsychotic drugs generates more fear of random violence by adolescents than does knowledge of the absolute number of children on such medications.
Please explain your answers as well
Dear amatya,Lucy: But the use of antipsychotic drugs by adults is considered normal at the current rate of 11 adults per 1,000 taking the drugs. In contrast, the number of children on antipsychotic medication last year was 6.6 per 1,000 children.
Lucy’s argument relies on the assumption that ______.
A normal levels of antipsychotic drug use are rarely exceeded.
B the percentage of adults taking antipsychotic medication is always higher than the percentage of children on such medication.
C the use of antipsychotic medication in children is no different from the use of such medications in adults.
D Antoine is not consciously distorting the statistics he presents.
E a rapid increase in the number of children taking antipsychotic drugs generates more fear of random violence by adolescents than does knowledge of the absolute number of children on such medications.
Please explain your answers as well
I'm happy to respond.
MGMAT writes good questions, and this is a good one. Part of what is tricky about it is that you have to read through the lines to the emotional subtext.
Antoine presents this "alarming fact," and it's clear that he is a bit alarmed by this information. A 73% increase! That's huge! It's as if all the children are going to go insane! It's like a [urlhttps://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/doors/theend.html]DOORS song[/url]! His position is one of panic.
Lucy essentially says: take a chill pill. There's no reason to panic. In fact, Lucy only states facts, but the nature of this facts undercut all the claims that made Antoine fearful. Antoine was fearful that children were using these medicines at rates much higher than adults, and the numbers that Lucy cites makes it patently clear that this is not the case. Lucy contributes facts that rein in Antoine's unreasonable fears.
(A) normal levels of antipsychotic drug use are rarely exceeded.
No one is taking about the levels of the drugs in this argument. This is out of scope. This is incorrect.
(B) the percentage of adults taking antipsychotic medication is always higher than the percentage of children on such medication.
The word "always" makes this answer choice completely unreasonable in its absolute claim. This is incorrect.
(C) the use of antipsychotic medication in children is no different from the use of such medications in adults.
Reasonable. This is entirely consistent with Lucy's moderating claim. If the use were different, then comparing the adult percentage to children percentage might not be so relevant. This is a promising choice.
(D) Antoine is not consciously distorting the statistics he presents.
This is irrelevant. If Antoine is distorting the fact, then the sensible numbers quoted by Lucy are all the more moderating. This is incorrect.
(E) a rapid increase in the number of children taking antipsychotic drugs generates more fear of random violence by adolescents than does knowledge of the absolute number of children on such medications.
Whoa! Why are we talking about random violence? That's a bit leap. There are many reasons one might be troubled to hear that a large number of people are on antipsychotic medication, and random violence is just one of these reasons. This is far to specific with information not discussed at all in the prompt. This is incorrect.
The only answer that could possibly be correct is the OA, (C).
You may find this blog article germane:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/gmat-criti ... knowledge/
Does all this make sense?
Mike
10 Apr 2021, 00:30
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Antoine: The alarming fact is that among children aged 19 years and younger, the number taking antipsychotic medicines soared 73 percent in the last four years. That is greater than the increase in the number of adults taking antipsychotic medicines during the same period.
Lucy: But the use of antipsychotic drugs by adults is considered normal at the current rate of 11 adults per 1,000 taking the drugs. In contrast, the number of children on antipsychotic medication last year was 6.6 per 1,000 children.
Lucy’s argument relies on the assumption that ______.
(A) normal levels of antipsychotic drug use are rarely exceeded.
(B) the percentage of adults taking antipsychotic medication is always higher than the percentage of children on such medication.
(C) the use of antipsychotic medication in children is no different from the use of such medications in adults.
(D) Antoine is not consciously distorting the statistics he presents.
(E) a rapid increase in the number of children taking antipsychotic drugs generates more fear of random violence by adolescents than does knowledge of the absolute number of children on such medications.
Lucy: But the use of antipsychotic drugs by adults is considered normal at the current rate of 11 adults per 1,000 taking the drugs. In contrast, the number of children on antipsychotic medication last year was 6.6 per 1,000 children.
Lucy’s argument relies on the assumption that ______.
(A) normal levels of antipsychotic drug use are rarely exceeded.
(B) the percentage of adults taking antipsychotic medication is always higher than the percentage of children on such medication.
(C) the use of antipsychotic medication in children is no different from the use of such medications in adults.
(D) Antoine is not consciously distorting the statistics he presents.
(E) a rapid increase in the number of children taking antipsychotic drugs generates more fear of random violence by adolescents than does knowledge of the absolute number of children on such medications.
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Antoine is alarmed that the number of children on antipsychotic medication has increased by 73 percent. Lucy begins her reply with “but,” indicating that she is about to counter either Antoine’s facts or his alarm; she accepts his facts but addresses his alarm. If the number of children taking antipsychotic medication is still within the normal range, the rate at which the total number has increased is not cause for alarm. Lucy uses information about adult use of such drugs to imply that the lower rate of antipsychotic drug use in children must also be normal.
(A) Lucy’s argument is about a normal level of antipsychotic drug use; how rarely or frequently that level is exceeded is outside the scope of her argument.
(B) Lucy uses the percentage of adults taking antipsychotic medication to illustrate normal levels of the use of such drugs. It happens that the percentage of children taking such medication last year was lower than the percentage of adults, but her argument does not require the assumption that that will always be the case.
(C) CORRECT. If there is no difference between children and adults on the matter of antipsychotic drug use, then Lucy can legitimately use information about adult use of such drugs to imply that the lower rate of antipsychotic drug use by children must also be normal. On the other hand, if this assumption were not valid – for example, if children responded differently to the drugs, or if the rate of the drug use by adults is considered too high for children – then Lucy’s statement would not be enough to address Antoine’s alarm.
(D) Lucy’s argument is not based on the figure Antoine cites and does not assume its accuracy or inaccuracy. Rather, her argument uses the relative adult and child rates of antipsychotic drug use to point out that Antoine’s statistic is not inconsistent with a normal rate of such use in children.
(E) The fear of random violence by adolescents is not part of Lucy’s argument; this statement is irrelevant.
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