Those afflicted with a food allergy to MSG develop severe

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Those afflicted with a food allergy to MSG develop severe headaches after ingesting even small quantities of MSG; those not afflicted with the food allergy to MSG may suffer from a headache if they eat food containing a very large dose of MSG. Although unadulterated MSG is flavorless, when present in the same dish with salt, it has a slight but distinct metallic aftertaste, which can alert the knowledgeable diner to its presence. If a person not afflicted with a food allergy to MSG suffers a severe headache shortly after a restaurant dinner, what are the possible cause(s) of the headache: A) very large amount of MSG in the dinner. B) very large amount of MSG in the dinner, some unknown cause, or both. C) very large amount of MSG mixed with salt in the dinner. D) very large amount of salt in the dinner. E) metallic residue in the dinner

please explain

ps_dahiya · Answer

Looks like straight A.

buzzgaurav · Answer

A is good but why not B. Getting headache is a general thing. So there can be other factors also at play. :roll:

. B also accounts for that.

shahnandan · Answer

I agree with B.

The argument says that you're sure to have a headache if you're not allergic to MSG but the good contains large amounts of it. But that does not mean that you cant have a headache because of other reasons.

It is a simple case of X causes Y but Y can also be caused by Z.

Yurik79 · Answer

B for me 2

jaynayak · Answer

Strange options....... will not be surprised if the source is Kaplan.

Both A and B make sense.

But B for me.
The question ask for the cause(s), and B covers everything.

Gauss · Answer

P: Those afflicted with a food allergy to MSG develop severe headaches after ingesting even small quantities of MSG; 

P: Those not afflicted with the food allergy to MSG may suffer from a headache if they eat food containing a very large dose of MSG. 

P: NOT adulterated MSG is flavorless, when present in the same dish with salt, it has a slight but distinct metallic aftertaste, 

C: THEREFORE can alert the knowledgeable diner to its presence. 

this stimulus is a mess....

If a person not afflicted with a food allergy to MSG suffers a  severe headache  shortly after a restaurant dinner, what are the possible cause(s) of the headache:

A) very large amount of MSG in the dinner.  nope first premise talks about 
eventual headhake not severe one 

B) very large amount of MSG in the dinner, some unknown cause, or both.  seems the most plausible
 
C) very large amount of MSG mixed with salt in the dinner.  out of scope 

D) very large amount of salt in the dinner.  not mentioned 

E) metallic residue in the dinner  not mentioned in passage

u2lover · Answer

OA is B... I picked A too :cry:

sharadGmat · Answer

B makese sense.. Argument doesn't say that large dose of MSG is the only cause of headache..

Futuristic · Answer

Clearly B. MSG is not the only possible cause of headaches

Those afflicted with a food allergy to MSG develop severe

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