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Nutritionists have recommended that people eat more fiber. Advertisements for a new fiber-supplement pill state only that it contains “44 percent fiber.”

The advertising claim is misleading in its selection of information on which to focus if which one of the following is true?

(A) There are other products on the market that are advertised as providing fiber as a dietary supplement.

(B) Nutritionists base their recommendation on medical findings that dietary fiber protects against some kinds of cancer.

(C) It is possible to become addicted to some kinds of advertised pills, such as sleeping pills and painkillers.

(D) The label of the advertised product recommends taking 3 pills every day.

(E) The recommended daily intake of fiber is 20 to 30 grams, and the pill contains one-third gram.
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Re: Nutritionists have recommended that people eat more fiber. Advertiseme [#permalink] New post   12 Apr 2021, 05:45
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Nutritionists have recommended that people eat more fiber. Advertisements for a new fiber-supplement pill state only that it contains “44 percent fiber.”

The advertising claim is misleading in its selection of information on which to focus if which one of the following is true?

(A) There are other products on the market that are advertised as providing fiber as a dietary supplement.

(B) Nutritionists base their recommendation on medical findings that dietary fiber protects against some kinds of cancer.

(C) It is possible to become addicted to some kinds of advertised pills, such as sleeping pills and painkillers.

(D) The label of the advertised product recommends taking 3 pills every day.

(E) The recommended daily intake of fiber is 20 to 30 grams, and the pill contains one-third gram.


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(A) No. The advertisement does not claim that the pill’s fiber content is unique.

(B) No. This strengthens the advertisement.

(D) No. This is not an excessively high number.

(E) Yes. Although a pill with 44 percent fiber sounds good, the more important issue is “How much of the fiber we need each day does the 44 percent represent?” If we need 100 grams of fiber daily and the pill, though almost half fiber, contains only one gram of fiber, then we would have to take 100 pills a day to get our daily intake. In this case, the fact that the pill is 44 percent fiber is insignificant, and it is therefore misleading for the advertisement to focus on the percentage of fiber instead of the absolute amount.

(C) No. This is irrelevant since sleeping pills and painkillers are not fiber-supplement pills.
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Pre thinking: We want to strengthen the conclusion in the question that the advertisement is misleading. The advertisement would be misleading if the pill does not offer a good amount of fiber, in other words, if that "44% fiber" advertised is not enough or is useless.



(A) There are other products on the market that are advertised as providing fiber as a dietary supplement. ------ there could be other better products but it does not make the advertisement misleading.


(B) Nutritionists base their recommendation on medical findings that dietary fiber protects against some kinds of cancer. ------ totally out of scope.


(C) It is possible to become addicted to some kinds of advertised pills, such as sleeping pills and painkillers. ------ Those could be sideffects, but this alternative does not evaluate the advertisement itself (44% fiber).


(D) The label of the advertised product recommends taking 3 pills every day. ------ We don't know whether taking 3 pills makes the supplement less effective.


(E) The recommended daily intake of fiber is 20 to 30 grams, and the pill contains one-third gram. ------ CORRECT. The pill is advertised as containing "44% fiber" . They make it look as a big number, but in reality it is a negligible number. That 44% only represents less than 2% of the suggested daily intake.
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