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Dietitian: High consumption of sodium increases some people’s chances of developing heart disease. To maintain cardiac health without lowering sodium consumption, therefore, these people should eat fresh, rather than canned or frozen, fruit and vegetables, since the potassium in plant foods helps to prevent sodium’s malign effects.
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the dietitian’s argument?
(A) Fresh fruits and vegetables contain more potassium than sodium.
(B) Food processing businesses often add sodium to foods being canned or frozen.
(C) Potassium is the only mineral that helps to prevent sodium’s malign effects.
(D) Potassium in fruits and vegetables has few negative side effects.
(E) Fresh fruits and vegetables contain more potassium than do canned or frozen ones.
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the dietitian’s argument?
(A) Fresh fruits and vegetables contain more potassium than sodium.
(B) Food processing businesses often add sodium to foods being canned or frozen.
(C) Potassium is the only mineral that helps to prevent sodium’s malign effects.
(D) Potassium in fruits and vegetables has few negative side effects.
(E) Fresh fruits and vegetables contain more potassium than do canned or frozen ones.
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14 Nov 2020, 00:26
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Let's focus on the conclusion of the passage: "these people should eat fresh, rather than canned or frozen, fruit and vegetables". Why? It is given: "The potassium in plant foods helps to prevent sodium’s malign effects."
However, there is an objective to this whole argument: "To maintain cardiac health without lowering sodium consumption". This is the main conclusion here. A correct assumption must defend this objective. Let's look for an option.
A. Let's hold.
B. Opposite.
C. No tie with the objective.
D. Let's hold.
E. No tie with the objective.
A Vs D. Let's negate.
A. Negated: Fresh fruits and vegetables do not contain more potassium than sodium. This statement does not attacks our objective.
D. Negated: Potassium in fruits and vegetables has not few negative side effects. This seriously attacks the objective. Hence, this option defends our assumption.
Option D is the correct answer.
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However, there is an objective to this whole argument: "To maintain cardiac health without lowering sodium consumption". This is the main conclusion here. A correct assumption must defend this objective. Let's look for an option.
A. Let's hold.
B. Opposite.
C. No tie with the objective.
D. Let's hold.
E. No tie with the objective.
A Vs D. Let's negate.
A. Negated: Fresh fruits and vegetables do not contain more potassium than sodium. This statement does not attacks our objective.
D. Negated: Potassium in fruits and vegetables has not few negative side effects. This seriously attacks the objective. Hence, this option defends our assumption.
Option D is the correct answer.
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