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01 Mar 2021, 09:30
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Donna: For the most part, medical researchers agree that someone who regularly consumes large amounts of alcohol will probably have serious health problems.
Steve: Heavy drinking does not adversely impact one’s health. My great uncle drank heavily for years and seemed in perfect health. In fact, he lived to be 87 years old.
Which one of the following is a major flaw in Steve’s argument?
(A) Steve’s argument uses only one example to attempt to refute a probable, not a foregone, result.
(B) Steve cites an example that medical researchers did not study.
(C) Steve’s argument implies that there can be no correlation between heavy drinking and poor health.
(D) Steve’s argument fails to acknowledge the possibility that his great uncle may not have been in good health after all.
(E) Steve doesn’t indicate how long ago his great uncle lived so that different medical treatments can be taken into account.
Steve: Heavy drinking does not adversely impact one’s health. My great uncle drank heavily for years and seemed in perfect health. In fact, he lived to be 87 years old.
Which one of the following is a major flaw in Steve’s argument?
(A) Steve’s argument uses only one example to attempt to refute a probable, not a foregone, result.
(B) Steve cites an example that medical researchers did not study.
(C) Steve’s argument implies that there can be no correlation between heavy drinking and poor health.
(D) Steve’s argument fails to acknowledge the possibility that his great uncle may not have been in good health after all.
(E) Steve doesn’t indicate how long ago his great uncle lived so that different medical treatments can be taken into account.
09 Mar 2021, 08:15
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Bunuel
Official Explanation
Selection (A) is correct. Donna’s argument does not state that people who drink heavily will necessarily have serious health problems, only that they will probably have serious health problems. Providing only one example to attempt to disprove a probable result is a serious flaw.
We do not know whether medical researchers considered the case of Steve’s great uncle, so (B) is not correct. Steve’s argument does not imply that there is no correlation between drinking and health. He is unequivocal that there is no correlation. Therefore, (C) is not correct. Steve’s great uncle clearly didn’t have any serious health problems because he appeared to be in good health and he lived to be 87, so selection (D) cannot be correct. Finally, (E) is irrelevant to the arguments presented. What type medical treatments were used is irrelevant to whether or not Steve’s great uncle was affected by his heavy drinking.
General Discussion
02 Mar 2021, 12:13
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Bunuel
I'm stuck between A and D
B,C,E seem extreme - the researched studying Steve's uncle is irrelevant and c/e - are not flaws
since the premise says he seemed in perfect health D could be possible
but I would choose (A)
(A) imo - he used one example to refute a probable result ( here the agreement of medical researchers may not be a result, so I'm curious as to why this is worded this way) any OE would help
Regards,
HK
