Pasteurization greatly reduces the number of potentially

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Which of the following most logically completes the argument?

Pasteurization greatly reduces the number of potentially disease-causing microbes in milk. However, it destroys enzymes that contribute to immunity and also digestive enzymes, such as lactase, that aid the body in assimilating milk's nutrients. Some parties, pointing out that for some milk drinkers, such as infants, the benefits of drinking unpasteurized milk are outweighed by the risks, conclude too hastily that unpasteurized milk is too dangerous, overlooking the fact that _______________.

A. strict regulations imposed on dairies over the last decades have greatly reduced the risks of drinking unpasteurized milk

B. the universal popularity of pasteurized milk is due largely to the unavailability of alternatives and political lobbying by the dairy industry

C. for other drinkers of milk, the benefits may outweigh the risks

D. there are alternative methods of pasteurization, such as ultra-high temperature pasteurization, which may be even more effective

E. legislation has banned the retail sale of raw milk in most states and only allows it to be purchased directly at certified farms

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dhwanit2412 · Answer

Pls can you explain  IN DETAIL  as the answer does not make any sense due to the fact that the previous line talks about infants and the conclusion talks about everyone

nybettor0236 · Answer

Most poorly worded CR question I've seen in ages.

yazadsarkari · Answer

that's why they say keep your bias at home while solving CR

Bunuel · Answer

Official Explanation

Reading the question: we will logically complete the argument, knowing that clues in the prompt will render one choice objectively more logical than the others. Given a blank, we will always guess what goes in that blank before looking at the choices. The prompt switches points of view midway. Where we end up is that the thing in the blank needs to be a reason that UNpasteurized is milk is NOT too dangerous--even though it's too dangerous for babies. So it's going to be something like, "it's perfectly safe for most people, just keep it away from the babies." That's our filter.

Applying the filter: the closest answer choice is (C). Other answer choices are pro-unpasteurized milk, namely (A). But (C) is better than (A) because it specifically draws the distinction that has been set up about babies. As we were predicting, "just keep it away from the babies." (C) expresses that logical continuation with the phrase "for other drinkers of milk."

The correct answer is (C).

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