Quiz-10: Strengthen the Conclusion

Yes statement in B directly strengthen the conclusion

Indeed. Kudos to you.

Here is the detailed explanation:

The argument presents the following information:


A. This answer choice actually suggests an alternate cause for the high incidence of diabetes the adult population in China: people in China seek preventive medical examination. So, this answer choice suggests that the incidence of diabetes is low in countries such as Ukraine perhaps because a lot of people who do have diabetes in such countries, are actually not aware that they have diabetes (since they do not seek preventive medical examination, as opposed to people in China).

B. This answer choice, very succinctly, eliminates all alternate causes for the significant geographical variation in the frequency of diabetes. It states that apart from the amount of sugar in the diet, no other factor (such as genetics or more proactive preventive medical examination) is responsible for the significant geographical variation in the frequency of diabetes. Correct.

C. Knowing the different types of diabetes (such as type-1 and type-2) does nothing to support our conclusion. This is because diabetes referred to in the argument is clearly referring to all types of diabetes and hence, breaking diabetes into type-1 and type-2 does not provide any additional information. Incorrect.

D. This answer choice suggests that for certain types of diabetes, it is difficult to find the root cause of the disease. If we cannot confidently determine the cause, we cannot support the cause that consumption of high-sugar diets by the Chinese is the reason for the high incidence of diabetes the adult population in China. Incorrect.

E. This answer choice basically suggests that diabetes is not bad news! However, neither the argument nor the question stem requires us to explore the effects of diabetes. Hence, this answer choice does nothing to support the conclusion of the argument. Incorrect.