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According to life-insurance company statistics, nine out of ten alcoholics die before the age of seventy-five, as opposed to seven out of ten nonalcoholics. A recent report issued by the State Medical Board recounts these statistics and concludes that alcohol addiction increases a person’s susceptibility to life-threatening diseases, thereby reducing life expectancy.
The conclusion drawn by the State Medical Board depends on which of the following assumptions?
(A) People who are predisposed to life-threatening diseases are more likely than other people to become alcoholic.
(B) The statistics cited exclude deaths due to other alcohol related events such as automobile accidents.
(C) Alcoholism does not also increase a person’s susceptibility to diseases that are not life-threatening.
(D) The life expectancy of that portion of the general population not characterized by alcoholism increases over time.
(E) The author of the report is not biased in his or her personal opinion about the morality of alcohol consumption.
The conclusion drawn by the State Medical Board depends on which of the following assumptions?
(A) People who are predisposed to life-threatening diseases are more likely than other people to become alcoholic.
(B) The statistics cited exclude deaths due to other alcohol related events such as automobile accidents.
(C) Alcoholism does not also increase a person’s susceptibility to diseases that are not life-threatening.
(D) The life expectancy of that portion of the general population not characterized by alcoholism increases over time.
(E) The author of the report is not biased in his or her personal opinion about the morality of alcohol consumption.
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According to the State Medical Board report alcohol addiction increases a person’s susceptibility to life-threatening diseases, thereby reducing life expectancy.
The conclusion drawn by the State Medical Board depends on which of the following assumptions?
(A) People who are predisposed to life-threatening diseases are more likely than other people to become alcoholic. ( They didn't mention that if a person is already suffering from a life threatening disease will eventually become a alcoholic. they are concluding that being alcoholic will reduce their chances of survival, The assumption here is flawed) (incorrect)
(B) The statistics cited exclude deaths due to other alcohol related events such as automobile accidents. (the state medical board neglected the cases where alcoholics die out of automobile accidents which has nothing to do with the life expectancy rate of alcoholics) (can be the assumption)
(C) Alcoholism does not also increase a person’s susceptibility to diseases that are not life-threatening. ( no mention of such ideology where the alcohol might or might not increase the chance of getting a non life threatening disease. Hence the assumption is irrelevant)
(D) The life expectancy of that portion of the general population not characterized by alcoholism increases over time. (No specific parameter given to conclude that non alcoholics are having greater life expectancy than alcoholics) (incorrect)
(E) The author of the report is not biased in his or her personal opinion about the morality of alcohol consumption.(Can't conclude with conviction since no stats is present to testify the assumption) (Out of scope)
IMO B
The conclusion drawn by the State Medical Board depends on which of the following assumptions?
(A) People who are predisposed to life-threatening diseases are more likely than other people to become alcoholic. ( They didn't mention that if a person is already suffering from a life threatening disease will eventually become a alcoholic. they are concluding that being alcoholic will reduce their chances of survival, The assumption here is flawed) (incorrect)
(B) The statistics cited exclude deaths due to other alcohol related events such as automobile accidents. (the state medical board neglected the cases where alcoholics die out of automobile accidents which has nothing to do with the life expectancy rate of alcoholics) (can be the assumption)
(C) Alcoholism does not also increase a person’s susceptibility to diseases that are not life-threatening. ( no mention of such ideology where the alcohol might or might not increase the chance of getting a non life threatening disease. Hence the assumption is irrelevant)
(D) The life expectancy of that portion of the general population not characterized by alcoholism increases over time. (No specific parameter given to conclude that non alcoholics are having greater life expectancy than alcoholics) (incorrect)
(E) The author of the report is not biased in his or her personal opinion about the morality of alcohol consumption.(Can't conclude with conviction since no stats is present to testify the assumption) (Out of scope)
IMO B
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While I correctly chose B for this question, is B actually a necessary assumption? It could very well be that the statistics cited included deaths due to other alcohol related events such as automobile accidents, etc but the number of such deaths may not be very significant so as to impact our conclusion.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
