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Can any research be found to validate the contention that those who spend time plucking out their gray hairs have more negative attitudes toward the elderly than those who shrug their shoulders about their gray hairs? Unless a person’s psychopathology leads him or her to overgeneralize, there is no necessary connection. Certainly it is reasonable to like the elderly yet dislike the idea of impaired eyesight and hearing. Furthermore, holding negative attitudes toward older people merely because they are old is immoral, according to nearly universally accepted ethical standards. But there is nothing immoral about disliking some concomitants of the aging process.

Which one of the following best expresses the main point of the passage?

(A) It cannot be assumed that people who dislike some of the physical concomitants of growing old necessarily have negative feelings toward the elderly.

(B) To dislike some of the physical concomitants of growing old is reasonable, while to dislike the elderly is immoral.

(C) Since no one likes the physical concomitants of growing old, it is wrong to dislike the elderly merely because of their physical characteristics.

(D) Being elderly is fine, but the process of becoming elderly is not, and people need to understand this distinction between the two.

(E) To dislike the elderly is immoral, and to do so just because one dislikes some of the physical concomitants of growing old is unreasonable.

freedom128 · Answer

(A) is the CORRECT ANSWER. It is found in “… there is no necessary connection”, which refers to the connection between plucking gray hairs and having negative attitudes toward the elderly. This claim is justified by the last three sentences of the stimulus.

(B) is incorrect because it merely restates two of the premises in the stimulus. These two lines were states in the argument, and never argued for. Thus they cannot be the conclusion.

(C) is incorrect because nowhere in the argument does it state that “no one likes the physical concomitants”. The stimulus merely implies that it is reasonable to dislike some physical concomitants of growing old. As such, this answer choice does not pass the Fact Test.

(D) is incorrect because the stimulus does not state that the process of becoming elderly is not fine. It merely implies that it is reasonable for one to dislike some physical concomitants of growing old.

(E) is incorrect, especially in the second part of this answer. The stimulus suggests that disliking the elderly merely because they are old is immoral, but it does not say anything about disliking the elderly for another reason.

FINAL ANSWER IS (A)

exc4libur · Answer

Ans (A)

unraveled · Answer

Can any research be found to validate the contention that those who spend time plucking out their gray hairs have more negative attitudes toward the elderly than those who shrug their shoulders about their gray hairs? Unless a person’s psychopathology leads him or her to overgeneralize, there is no necessary connection. Certainly it is reasonable to like the elderly yet dislike the idea of impaired eyesight and hearing. Furthermore, holding negative attitudes toward older people merely because they are old is immoral, according to nearly universally accepted ethical standards. But there is nothing immoral about disliking some concomitants of the aging process.

Which one of the following best expresses the main point of the passage?

(A) It cannot be assumed that people who dislike some of the physical concomitants of growing old necessarily have negative feelings toward the elderly. - WRONG. The option covers only some extent of the scope of the argument and also it mutates the argument.

(B) To dislike some of the physical concomitants of growing old is reasonable, while to dislike the elderly is immoral. CORRECT. Exactly what argument talks about.

(C) Since no one likes the physical concomitants of growing old, it is wrong to dislike the elderly merely because of their physical characteristics. - WRONG. It goes in extreme to say that no one likes the physical concomitants of growing old.

(D) Being elderly is fine, but the process of becoming elderly is not, and people need to understand this distinction between the two. - WRONG. Author is not making any suggestions of such sort nor says being elderly is fine.

(E) To dislike the elderly is immoral, and to do so just because one dislikes some of the physical concomitants of growing old is unreasonable. - WRONG. Disliking elderly is extreme statement since argument just talks about having negative thoughts.

IMO Answer B.

eakabuah · Answer

A is the correct answer.

Premise 1: Can any research be found to validate the contention that those who spend time plucking out their gray hairs have more negative attitudes toward the elderly than those who shrug their shoulders about their gray hairs? Unless a person’s psychopathology leads him or her to overgeneralize, there is no necessary connection. Certainly, it is reasonable to like the elderly yet dislike the idea of impaired eyesight and hearing.
Premise 2: Furthermore, holding negative attitudes toward older people merely because they are old is immoral, according to nearly universally accepted ethical standards. But there is nothing immoral about disliking some concomitants of the aging process.
Conclusion:  The fact that a person dislikes some characteristics that accompany old age does not mean that such a person dislikes or dispises the elderly.

The argument says that no research validates the contention that a person who dislikes the physical signs of old age on himself/herself has more negative attitudes toward the elderly than the person who ignores or cares less about the appearance of these signs of old age on his/her body. In other words, the author is saying that a person's dislike for the characteristics of old age is not a necessary condition that such a person dislikes the elderly. Disliking or not caring about the characteristics of old age on one's body is irrelevant when assessing whether one dislikes the elderly (or not). The author goes on to present the point in the second premise, bolstering the point made in premise one by stating that holding negative attitudes towards older people merely because they are old is immoral, but there is nothing immoral about disliking characteristics associated with the aging process.

(A) It cannot be assumed that people who dislike some of the physical concomitants of growing old necessarily have negative feelings toward the elderly.
Exactly the conclusion that can be predicted from the argument presented by the author.

(B) To dislike some of the physical concomitants of growing old is reasonable, while to dislike the elderly is immoral.
This is a premise provided to lead to the conclusion stated above that the fact that a person dislikes some characteristics that accompany old age does not mean that such a person dislikes or dispises the elderly. B is thus wrong.

(C) Since no one likes the physical concomitants of growing old, it is wrong to dislike the elderly merely because of their physical characteristics.
The argument did not say that no one likes the physical characteristics of growing old. Besides, the argument did not state a cause and effect relationship between not liking the physical characteristics associated with growing old as the cause of why it is wrong to dislike the elderly. C is incorrect.

(D) Being elderly is fine, but the process of becoming elderly is not, and people need to understand this distinction between the two.
The argument did not make any point that leads to the conclusion that being elderly is fine. The argument is not about the distinction between being elderly and process of becoming elderly. D is incorrect.

(E) To dislike the elderly is immoral, and to do so just because one dislikes some of the physical concomitants of growing old is unreasonable.
Although the argument makes reference to the fact that it is immoral to dislike the elderly, this fact was only provided as part of the second premise to support the conclusion of the argument.

chaitralirr · Answer

Can any research be found to validate the contention that those who spend time plucking out their gray hairs have more negative attitudes toward the elderly than those who shrug their shoulders about their gray hairs? Unless a person’s psychopathology leads him or her to overgeneralize, there is no necessary connection. Certainly it is reasonable to like the elderly yet dislike the idea of impaired eyesight and hearing. Furthermore, holding negative attitudes toward older people merely because they are old is immoral, according to nearly universally accepted ethical standards. But there is nothing immoral about disliking some concomitants of the aging process.

Stimulus: The author is trying to explain that the process of growing old can be disliked that is the factors that happen during the old age grey hair, hearing loss and visual impairment; however to dislike elderly people bcoz of this trait is immoral

IMO E

Which one of the following best expresses the main point of the passage?

(A) It cannot be assumed that people who dislike some of the physical concomitants of growing old necessarily have negative feelings toward the elderly.

(B) To dislike some of the physical concomitants of growing old is reasonable, while to dislike the elderly is immoral.

(C) Since no one likes the physical concomitants of growing old, it is wrong to dislike the elderly merely because of their physical characteristics.

(D) Being elderly is fine, but the process of becoming elderly is not, and people need to understand this distinction between the two.

(E) To dislike the elderly is immoral, and to do so just because one dislikes some of the physical concomitants of growing old is unreasonable.

Jawad001 · Answer

(B) To dislike some of the physical concomitants of growing old is reasonable, while to dislike the elderly is immoral.
 Answer: B

Slow_Yogi · Answer

IMO B as well since it is more closer to the center point of the passage

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