PathFinder007 wrote:
HI
I have a query here
if we see its an cause and effect.
Glucose (cause)-------> (effect)Discomfort(Diabitic patient).
so for a right assumption there should be no alternate cause.
This is mentioned in D. if we negate statement D then it will shatter the conclusion.
Could you please clarify this. I stuck between D and E. and choose D
Thanks
Hello Pathfinder.
I'm glad to help.
To weaken/strengthen an argument, you have to focus on the conclusion very carefully.
Let read the conclusion again and see how D and E are different.
Conclusion: diabetics are able to eat ice cream without experiencing discomfort
due to glucose intolerance afterward.
--> Even if there is just 1% of glucose in ice cream, diabetics will be discomfort.
-->
On the other hand, the new ice cream must be non-glucoseWe have a diagram:
Conclusion: NO glucose --> GOOD
Assumption: HAVE glucose --> NOT GOODOption D: Apart from glucose, there are no substances commonly present in ice cream that would cause discomfort to diabetics.D means glucose is the only substance causing discomfort to diabetics. Yes, it's true, but D does not assume NO glucose present in ice cream. Clearly, D is not the assumption. To make the conclusion valid, we need to assume the new ice cream does not have any glucose --> no discomfort to diabetics.
D just says ice cream companies know glucose is the only cause of discomfort. That's it.
D does not mean new the ice cream is non-glucose. That's why D is not the assumption.
Hence, D is incorrect.
Hope it's clear.