It is inaccurate to say that a diet high in refined sugar cannot

Question

It is inaccurate to say that a diet high in refined sugar cannot cause adult-onset diabetes, since a diet high in refined sugar can make a person overweight, and being overweight can predispose a person to adult-onset diabetes.

The argument above is most parallel, in its logical structure, to which of the following?

(A) It is inaccurate to say that being in cold air can cause a person to catch a cold, since colds are caused by viruses, and viruses flourish in warm, crowded places.

(B) It is accurate to say that no airline flies from Halifax to Washington. No single airline offers a direct flight, although some airlines have flights from Halifax to Boston and others have flights from Boston to Washington.

(C) It is correct to say that over-fertilization is the primary cause of lawn disease, since fertilizer causes lawn grass to grow rapidly and rapidly growing grass has little resistance to disease.

(D) It is incorrect to say that inferior motor oil cannot cause a car to get poorer gasoline mileage, since inferior motor oil can cause engine valve deterioration, and engine valve deterioration can lead to poorer gasoline mileage.

(E) It is inaccurate to say that Alexander the Great was a student of Plato; Alexander was a student of Aristotle, and Aristotle was a student of Plato.

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dhart · Answer

refined sugar diet doesnt cause adult onset diabetes but it kind of causes overwieght which chauses diabetes so there is some indirect relations between refined sugar diest and adult onset diabetes .

May be one of C or D

(A) It is inaccurate to say that being in cold air can cause a person to catch a cold, since colds are caused by viruses, and viruses flourish in warm, crowded places. -> this brings another reasoning of viruses and warmth no connectivity wuth cold

B) provides +ve connectivity and whereas the argument is causing harm Incorrect
 C) also provides connection between fertilizing increasing grass growth n reducing disease fighting ability of grass , But may not all growth enhancers reduce immunity . So Incorrect

D.) Improper oil can cause engine valve to deteriorate in valve funcationing which can cause lower mileage , 
->0reasoning can be similar to ->refined sugar diet doesnt cause adult onset diabetes but it kind of causes overwieght ( lower metabolism) which can lead to diabetes . Correct

E) It is inaccurate to say that Alexander the Great was a student of Plato; Alexander was a student of Aristotle, and Aristotle was a student of Plato. trying to so some reasoning like x was related to Y , and Y was realted to Z doesnt mean X related to Z, the arguer is removing the relation , we wanted to coneectibvity reaoning InCorrect

nuitnuit2672 · Answer

Answer is D

The stimulus says:

where:

X = diet high in refined sugar   
   Y = being overweight   
   Z = adult-onset diabetes
    
D is only option sufficing this analogy.

Vivek1707 · Answer

A. This argues the opposite. It says cold air can't cause a cold, whereas the original argues that an indirect cause is still a cause.
B. This is about connecting flight routes, not an indirect cause-and-effect relationship.
C. The structure is similar, but it goes a step further by claiming the primary cause. The original only argues that something can be a cause.
D. Yes, Perfect match. Inferior motor oil doesn't directly reduce gas mileage, but it can cause engine valve deterioration, which in turn can reduce gas mileage. Same indirect-causation logic.
E. This is about a teacher-student relationship, not a chain of cause and effect.

Auro411 · Answer

In similar reasoning, always look at the pattern of the stimulus. Here's what the pattern looks like:

Inaccurate to say Diet High in Refined Sugar cant cause onset diabetes  >>  Since a diet high in sugar   causes   overweight  >>  overweight can cause the onset of diabetes.

(A) It's a half-right, half-wrong answer; viruses flourishing in warm, crowded places was never a thing in the structure, or it was never about cause and origin; it was more about a cause-and-effect relationship.

(B) There is no cause-and-effect relationship, and it is more of a description of an effect. Eliminate

(C) Firstly, the talked point is about overfertilization, but when it comes to a cause-and-effect relationship, there is no mention of overfertilization, and grammatically, it's a difference between can and primary cause.

(D) Its same as the structure mapped; incorrect to say inferior oil cannot cause poor mileage >> inferior oil can cause engine valve todeteriorate>> which can lead to poor mileage. Just Mark as a  Solid Contender  or definite lookalike

(E) There was no causal effect relationship; straightaway eliminate.

Hence the answer is  OPTION D.

Bunuel · Answer

VERITAS PREP OFFICIAL SOLUTION:

Solution: D

This is a Method question, due to its focus on the “logical structure” of the argument. In particular, this question falls under the Mimic subtype. Mimic questions are very rare on the GMAT; they require us to apply the principles behind a Method question in order to recognize similar structure in other arguments or examples. The crucial first step is to be able to step back and look at the big picture of the original argument’s structure, independent of subject material. Remember that answer choices which mirror the original argument’s subject material should be treated with deep suspicion. They are likely sucker answers. In this problem, the original argument disproves a negative statement (intentionally using stacked negatives to confuse the novice test taker.) The argument tries to disprove a statement by showing that the relationship could happen through a related, intermediate cause. (In essence, “since X can cause Y, and Y can cause Z, then saying X cannot cause Z is inaccurate.”) We now need to find the answer choice that mirrors this general structure.

Answer choice “A” begins well enough by disproving a statement, but this statement is positive (“can cause...” instead of “cannot cause...”) and then ends with the opposite of what it needs to (“warm...places” vs. “cold air”). “A” can be eliminated.

Answer choice “B” tries to prove a statement instead of disprove a statement (“it is accurate...” instead of “it is inaccurate...”). It can be immediately eliminated.

Answer choice “C” does something very similar to “B”: it proves a statement instead of disproves one (“it is correct...” instead of “it is incorrect...”). “C” can also be immediately eliminated.

Answer choice “D” begins correctly by disproving a statement (“it is incorrect...”), so let’s look further. It also attempts to disprove a negative statement, just like the original. It’s method of disproving the initial statement is also identical: it shows that the relationship between inferior motor oil and gas mileage could happen through a related, intermediate cause (“engine valve deterioration”). “D” mirrors the original argumentative structure the closest.

While answer choice “E” begins by disproving a statement (“it is inaccurate...”), it fails to mirror the original argument in two key directions: (1) it does not disprove a negative statement (instead, it disproves a positive relationship), and (2) it does not link together two situations with an intermediate cause (instead, it describes a relationship separated by one degree – but certainly not causal.) The order of answer choice “E” seems close, but one can certainly not infer that a teacher’s pupil was also taught by the teacher’s own teacher. One condition does not cause the other condition. “E” can also be eliminated.

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