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Residents of Milatia are known for their longevity. Nutritionists maintain that the Milatians can attribute their increased lifespans to their diets. In addition to consuming a diet full of leafy greens, they also have a low intake of saturated fats, which have been implicated in heart disease and atherosclerosis. Therefore, if one wants to have increased longevity, he or she should follow a Milatia based diet.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?


A. Other aspects of the Militians’ lifestyle do not affect the observed trend of longevity in Milatia. Incorrect

so only diet is the reason for longevity

B. Adopting another people’s eating habits will, in of itself, not confer the same advantages, unless a person incorporates exercise into his or her life. Incorrect

weakens conclusion, exercise needed beside diet

C. The Milatian lifespan has a relatively uniform distribution, with very few dying young from natural causes. Incorrect

additional info

D. Milatians are the only people in whom there is a perceived link between diet and longevity. Incorrect

additional info

E. All Milatians are known to have a lifespans that are above average. Incorrect

additional info, cant be an assumption

In addition to consuming a diet full of leafy greens, they also have a low intake of saturated fats, which have been implicated in heart disease and atherosclerosis(X). Therefore, if one wants to have increased longevity (Y), he or she should follow a Milatia based diet (X).


X happens.
If want Y then do X

Assumption: No Z that can affect Y



A. Other aspects of the Militians’ lifestyle do not affect the observed trend of longevity in Milatia.
Correct: A is Z .


A is clear winner.

Residents of Milatia are known for their longevity. Nutritionists maintain that the Milatians can attribute their increased lifespans to their diets. In addition to consuming a diet full of leafy greens, they also have a low intake of saturated fats, which have been implicated in heart disease and atherosclerosis. Therefore, if one wants to have increased longevity, he or she should follow a Milatia based diet.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?


A. Other aspects of the Militians’ lifestyle do not affect the observed trend of longevity in Milatia.
Correct - Nothing other than Militian diet is the reason for increased longevity.

B. Adopting another people’s eating habits will, in of itself, not confer the same advantages, unless a person incorporates exercise into his or her life.
Incorrect - This is just a suggestion

C. The Milatian lifespan has a relatively uniform distribution, with very few dying young from natural causes.
Incorrect - Doesn't talk about the assumption being made

D. Milatians are the only people in whom there is a perceived link between diet and longevity.
Incorrect - Irrelevant

E. All Milatians are known to have a lifespans that are above average.
Incorrect - Doesn't talk about the link between the diet and longevity

Residents of Milatia are known for their longevity. Nutritionists maintain that the Milatians can attribute their increased lifespans to their diets. In addition to consuming a diet full of leafy greens, they also have a low intake of saturated fats, which have been implicated in heart disease and atherosclerosis. Therefore, if one wants to have increased longevity, he or she should follow a Milatia based diet.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?


A. Other aspects of the Militians’ lifestyle do not affect the observed trend of longevity in Milatia. --> Very common on the GMAT. It means that the longevity of the militians life is only due to their diet and nothing else. (Correct)

B. Adopting another people’s eating habits will, in of itself, not confer the same advantages, unless a person incorporates exercise into his or her life.--> weakens and does not tie the premise to the conclusion.

C. The Milatian lifespan has a relatively uniform distribution, with very few dying young from natural causes. --> If I am reading this right, the argument this is making is that : they are dying of unnatural cause, which means that their diet is not causing their death. but it doesn't tie the argument together so eliminate.

D. Milatians are the only people in whom there is a perceived link between diet and longevity. --> who cares

E. All Milatians are known to have a lifespans that are above average. --> so? doesn't tie the argument together if anything makes me sound kinda dumb. Eliminate.

Assumption questions on the GMAT are a pain. But this was quite straight forward^

Residents of Milatia are known for their longevity.
The Milatians can attribute their increased lifespans to their diets.
Therefore, if one wants to have increased longevity, he or she should follow a Milatia based die

Correct option: A. Other aspects of the Militians’ lifestyle do not affect the observed trend of longevity in Milatia

B. Adopting another people’s eating habits will,
in of itself, not confer the same advantages,
unless a person incorporates exercise into his or her life - Wrong

C. The Milatian lifespan has a relatively uniform distribution,
with very few dying young from natural causes - Wrong

D. Milatians are the only people in whom
there is a perceived link between diet and longevity - Wrong

E. All Milatians are known to have a lifespans that are above average - Wrong

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