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Stickler: Though I admit that this vegan ‘red velvet’ cake is indistinguishable in taste, texture, and appearance from a traditional dairy-based red velvet cake, it should not be referred to as a red velvet cake, even with the vegan qualifier. After all, a red velvet cake by definition contains cream cheese, and no vegan cake can contain cream cheese, only non-dairy approximations.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the stickler’s argument depends?
(A) Cream cheese is defined not by its taste, but by its composition.
(B) Red velvet cake must contain milk.
(C) Any vegan cake ought not to take the name of its non-vegan counterpart.
(D) A proper red velvet cake has a white, creamy appearance.
(E) The amount of cream cheese in a red velvet cake is not variable
Which of the following is an assumption on which the stickler’s argument depends?
(A) Cream cheese is defined not by its taste, but by its composition.
(B) Red velvet cake must contain milk.
(C) Any vegan cake ought not to take the name of its non-vegan counterpart.
(D) A proper red velvet cake has a white, creamy appearance.
(E) The amount of cream cheese in a red velvet cake is not variable
06 Sep 2014, 13:50
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The goal here is to first look at the question stem - "Which of the following is an assumption on which the stickler’s argument depends?"
The argument that Stickler makes is that red velvet cake contains cream cheese by definition and since vegan cakes would not contain any it should not be referred to as red velvet cake.
So, lets apply process of elimination (PoE) here:
a. Cream cheese is defined not by its taste, but by its composition. - this assumption would help Stickler's argument.
b. Red velvet cake must contain milk. - this assumption is irrelevant as it is not associated with cream cheese. This choice can eliminated
c. Any vegan cake ought not to take the name of its non-vegan counterpart. - Stickler makes no argument about any other cake other than red velvet which makes this statement too broad. This choice can be eliminated.
d. A proper red velvet cake has a white, creamy appearance. - this assumption is irrelevant as it is not associated with cream cheese. This choice can eliminated.
e. The amount of cream cheese in a red velvet cake is not variable - even though this is related to cream cheese it does not help the argument. This choice can be eliminated.
The answer is A.
Hope this helps!
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The argument that Stickler makes is that red velvet cake contains cream cheese by definition and since vegan cakes would not contain any it should not be referred to as red velvet cake.
So, lets apply process of elimination (PoE) here:
a. Cream cheese is defined not by its taste, but by its composition. - this assumption would help Stickler's argument.
b. Red velvet cake must contain milk. - this assumption is irrelevant as it is not associated with cream cheese. This choice can eliminated
c. Any vegan cake ought not to take the name of its non-vegan counterpart. - Stickler makes no argument about any other cake other than red velvet which makes this statement too broad. This choice can be eliminated.
d. A proper red velvet cake has a white, creamy appearance. - this assumption is irrelevant as it is not associated with cream cheese. This choice can eliminated.
e. The amount of cream cheese in a red velvet cake is not variable - even though this is related to cream cheese it does not help the argument. This choice can be eliminated.
The answer is A.
Hope this helps!
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06 Dec 2015, 14:20
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Light house prep . Can you please elaborate why choice A is the answer ? After detailed walk through I am convinced that all the other options have no chance to be the answer.
