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30 Aug 2021, 07:45
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Dengue fever is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites. On the island of Gilmoria, extensive efforts have been made to prevent mosquitoes from entering buildings, so mosquitoes primarily bite people outside. Gilmoria’s current rainy season has been particularly severe, resulting in an increase in the number of pools of standing water, in which mosquitoes breed. Therefore, when new statistics are published, they will probably indicate an increase in the number of cases of Dengue fever in Gilmoria.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. The increased humidity resulting from a severe rainy season does not cause people to stay inside more often.
B. The healthcare system on Gilmoria has sufficient resources to treat a higher number of cases of Dengue fever than it did in previous years.
C. The number of mosquitoes on Gilmoria has increased by at least as large a percentage as has the number of cases of Dengue fever.
D. During the dry season, some of the pools of standing water do not completely dry up.
E. The severity of the Dengue cases this year will be unchanged
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. The increased humidity resulting from a severe rainy season does not cause people to stay inside more often.
B. The healthcare system on Gilmoria has sufficient resources to treat a higher number of cases of Dengue fever than it did in previous years.
C. The number of mosquitoes on Gilmoria has increased by at least as large a percentage as has the number of cases of Dengue fever.
D. During the dry season, some of the pools of standing water do not completely dry up.
E. The severity of the Dengue cases this year will be unchanged
30 Aug 2021, 14:58
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Use negation technique on A. If people come back inside after the increasing humidity, even though mosquitoes increase, there will be less bites cases.
31 Aug 2021, 08:06
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A. The increased humidity resulting from a severe rainy season does not cause people to stay inside more often.
B. The healthcare system on Gilmoria has sufficient resources to treat a higher number of cases of Dengue fever than it did in previous years. OUT OF SCOPE
C. The number of mosquitoes on Gilmoria has increased by at least as large a percentage as has the number of cases of Dengue fever.
D. During the dry season, some of the pools of standing water do not completely dry up. OUT OF SCOPE (if negate, "some water dry up", it does not weaken the conclusion)
E. The severity of the Dengue cases this year will be unchanged IRRILEVANT (if negate, it can change, this means it could be better or worse)
You have A and C.
C maybe can appear difficult to understand, but you can see that in the stimulus there are no numbers and "percentage" is the word that should attract you attention.
A negate this.
The increased humidity resulting from a severe rainy season cause people to stay inside more often.
According to the premises, extensive efforts have been made to prevent mosquitoes from entering buildings, so mosquitoes primarily bite people outside it is in contrast with the conclusion, therefore A is the correct choice.
B. The healthcare system on Gilmoria has sufficient resources to treat a higher number of cases of Dengue fever than it did in previous years. OUT OF SCOPE
C. The number of mosquitoes on Gilmoria has increased by at least as large a percentage as has the number of cases of Dengue fever.
D. During the dry season, some of the pools of standing water do not completely dry up. OUT OF SCOPE (if negate, "some water dry up", it does not weaken the conclusion)
E. The severity of the Dengue cases this year will be unchanged IRRILEVANT (if negate, it can change, this means it could be better or worse)
You have A and C.
C maybe can appear difficult to understand, but you can see that in the stimulus there are no numbers and "percentage" is the word that should attract you attention.
A negate this.
The increased humidity resulting from a severe rainy season cause people to stay inside more often.
According to the premises, extensive efforts have been made to prevent mosquitoes from entering buildings, so mosquitoes primarily bite people outside it is in contrast with the conclusion, therefore A is the correct choice.
