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Tinea is a skin infection caused by certain fungi. A significant fraction of the people who contract tinea have outbreaks of its symptoms again and again. This proves that, for each of these individuals, the original case of tinea was, in fact, never completely cured.
The argument above assumes that a person who has outbreaks of tinea symptoms again and again
(A) can never be completely cured of tinea
(B) does not understand what causes tinea
(C) did not get medical treatment for the original case of tinea
(D) did 'not take steps to avoid contracting tinea
(E) has not been repeatedly infected with tinea
The argument above assumes that a person who has outbreaks of tinea symptoms again and again
(A) can never be completely cured of tinea
(B) does not understand what causes tinea
(C) did not get medical treatment for the original case of tinea
(D) did 'not take steps to avoid contracting tinea
(E) has not been repeatedly infected with tinea
06 Dec 2020, 23:10
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Tinea is a skin infection caused by certain fungi. A significant fraction of the people who contract tinea have outbreaks of its symptoms again and again. This proves that, for each of these individuals, the original case of tinea was, in fact, never completely cured.
The argument above assumes that a person who has outbreaks of tinea symptoms again and again
(A) can never be completely cured of tinea
(B) does not understand what causes tinea
(C) did not get medical treatment for the original case of tinea
(D) did 'not take steps to avoid contracting tinea
(E) has not been repeatedly infected with tinea
The argument above assumes that a person who has outbreaks of tinea symptoms again and again
(A) can never be completely cured of tinea
(B) does not understand what causes tinea
(C) did not get medical treatment for the original case of tinea
(D) did 'not take steps to avoid contracting tinea
(E) has not been repeatedly infected with tinea
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A significant fraction of the people who contract tinea have outbreaks of its symptoms again and again because the original case of tinea was, in fact, never completely cured.
The para, in a way, claims that it was not a new infection in each case.
(A) can never be completely cured of tinea
There is a fraction of people who do not get it again. So this cannot be the basis of the reasoning.
(B) does not understand what causes tinea
Out of context
(C) did not get medical treatment for the original case of tinea
The assumption has to help fill up the gap between re-occurrence and not completely cured or between re-occurrence and new infection. It can be possible that the medical treatment did not result in complete removal of infection
(D) did 'not take steps to avoid contracting tinea
Out of context. We are not looking at the cause but relation between re-occurrence and new infection.
(E) has not been repeatedly infected with tinea
Correct. This tells us that these people were not infected with tinea again, but the re-occurence was the result of earlier infection
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The answer to this question is E.. The conclusion of the argument states that "This proves that, for each of these individuals, the original case of tinea was, in fact, never completely cured." and the only assumption that matches with this conclusion is Option E.
Options B and D are out of context, Option A is an extreme option as the stimulus states that "only a fraction of the people who contract tinea have outbreaks of its symptoms again and again". and Option C could be true but we do not know for sure as there is nothing of that sort mentioned in the stimulus.
Options B and D are out of context, Option A is an extreme option as the stimulus states that "only a fraction of the people who contract tinea have outbreaks of its symptoms again and again". and Option C could be true but we do not know for sure as there is nothing of that sort mentioned in the stimulus.
