The regular food served to babies should be mixed with the new food

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The regular food served to babies should be mixed with the new food supplement that is available in the market. The supplement, when mixed with regular food, enhances the digestion capability of babies and increases the nutritional value derived by the babies from the regular food. Although the supplement does not enhance the nutritional value derived by the babies from certain types of food, it is recommended that all parents add the supplement to all types of baby food.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

A. Baby food cannot provide the required nutrients to babies without a food supplement such as one discussed in the argument.

B. Food supplement companies rarely accept that their supplements may not work with certain types of food

C. Irrespective of the type of baby food it is mixed with, the food supplement has no side effect.

D. The food supplement is organic in nature and can not be used with adult food.

E. When the supplement does not enhance the nutritional value derived by the babies from a food the supplement is mixed with, it still acts as a digestive.

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CounterSniper · Answer

A. Baby food cannot provide the required nutrients to babies without a food supplement such as one
discussed in the argument. 
---supplement increases the nutritional value and enhances the digestion capability ---out
B. Food supplement companies rarely accept that their supplements may not work with certain types 
of food
---does not support the conclusion
C. Irrespective of the type of baby food it is mixed with, the food supplement has no side effect.
---Should be the answer 
D. The food supplement is organic in nature and can not be used with adult food.
---out of scope ..Adult food ?
E. When the supplement does not enhance the nutritional value derived by the babies from a food the
supplement is mixed with, it still acts as a digestive.
---somewhat strengthens , but still doesn't support enough to conclude that 
all parents add the supplement to  all types of baby food

Imo- C

Konstantin1983 · Answer

Choice between A and C. To me A seems correct. C is talking about side effects that are not discussed. But lets wait for OA

rahul16singh28 · Answer

Hi,

Can you please share the OE for this? Don't understand why C is wrong.

redskull1 · Answer

Has to be C.E is very clearly mentioned in the argument.Something already present cannot strengthen any argument.

HyRyse · Answer

Setback · Answer

The information provided talks about two advantage of supplement:
1.Enhances the digestion capability of babies
2.Increases the nutritional value derived by the babies from the regular food

Even if point.2 can't be met with certain types of food, it is still recommended to use supplement.

Why? Pre-thinking forces us to assume that may be point.1 is still valid for other types of food (Non-regular)

A. Baby food cannot provide the required nutrients to babies without a food supplement such as one discussed in the argument.
 Baby food is not in question : Incorrect

B. Food supplement companies rarely accept that their supplements may not work with certain types of food
 We don't care what companies think : Incorrect

C. Irrespective of the type of baby food it is mixed with, the food supplement has no side effect.
 If we read the conclusion carefully, the term "recommended" makes the difference; the conclusion's intent is to hint about an advantage and not to discuss the aspect mentioned in this answer choice. : Incorrect

D. The food supplement is organic in nature and can not be used with adult food.
 Adult food! Please stay out of it : Incorrect

E. When the supplement does not enhance the nutritional value derived by the babies from a food the supplement is mixed with, it still acts as a digestive.
 This answer choice is consistent with our pre-thinking; it states an unsaid advantage explicitly : Correct

sssanskaar2 · Answer

I marked C. 
C gives us a strong reason to think that there is no negative effect to a proposal. 
Option E re-iterates something which is mentioned in the passage. Kind of not agreeing with the answer. :/

Oppenheimer1945 · Answer

Apart from B, C also seems as the correct answer

MartyMurray   KarishmaB  your inputs?

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playthegame · Answer

I was between A, C and E.

E is something that has already been said in the passage.

I chose A over C as it seems to indicate that the baby food cannot provide nutrients without this supplement, meaning in addition to acting as a digestive, does this supplement help absortion of these nutrients or does something else so that the nutrients that from the baby food can be absored? I may be making up a story in my mind here. The passage does say "increases the nutritional value of food..."

I did not choose C because I thought it needed to be a little more specifc, "Irrespective of the type of food...."

saransh2797 · Answer

Need explanation why A & C are wrong.
E presents already present info (digestive benefits) so how can it be a strengthener?

A_Nishith · Answer

A. Baby food cannot provide the required nutrients to babies without a food supplement such as one discussed in the argument.

This is irrelevant. The argument is about adding this specific supplement to all foods, not about whether any supplement is necessary for baby food in general.
Eliminate.

B. Food supplement companies rarely accept that their supplements may not work with certain types of food.

This focuses on the behavior of supplement companies, not on the effectiveness or necessity of adding this supplement to baby food.
Eliminate.

C. Irrespective of the type of baby food it is mixed with, the food supplement has no side effect.

While this might remove concerns about potential harm, it does not explain why the supplement should be added to food types where it does not enhance nutritional value.
Eliminate.

D. The food supplement is organic in nature and cannot be used with adult food.

The organic nature of the supplement and its usability with adult food are irrelevant to justifying its addition to all types of baby food.
Eliminate.

E. When the supplement does not enhance the nutritional value derived by the babies from a food the supplement is mixed with, it still acts as a digestive.

This directly strengthens the argument. It explains why the supplement should be added to all baby foods: even when it doesn’t enhance nutritional value, it provides a separate benefit (improved digestion).
Correct Answer.

Final Answer: E.

SaurabhPatil20 · Answer

Video solution:

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napolean92728 · Answer

A uses very strong words like cannot hence you can directly eliminate option A

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