Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2601:30 AM EDT
-02:30 AM EDT
Learn how Keshav, a Chartered Accountant, scored an impressive 705 on GMAT in just 30 days with GMATWhiz's expert guidance. In this video, he shares preparation tips and strategies that worked for him, including the mock, time management, and more.
Apr 2610:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
The Target Test Prep course represents a quantum leap forward in GMAT preparation, a radical reinterpretation of the way that students should study. Try before you buy with a 5-day, full-access trial of the course for FREE!
Apr 2512:30 AM EDT
-01:30 AM EDT
At one point, she believed GMAT wasn’t for her. After scoring 595, self-doubt crept in and she questioned her potential. But instead of quitting, she made the right strategic changes. The result? A remarkable comeback to 695. Check out how Saakshi did it.
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
May 0111:00 AM PDT
-12:00 PM PDT
Free- full-length test + 15 concept videos + 150+ short videos + study plan!
01 Oct 2020, 23:26
Kudos
Bookmarks
E
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
65%
(hard)
Question Stats:
50% (01:33) correct
50%
(01:36)
wrong
based on 521
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
Doctor: Being overweight has long been linked with a variety of health problems, such as high blood pressure and heart disease. But recent research conclusively shows that people who are slightly overweight are healthier than those who are considerably underweight. Therefore, to be healthy, it suffices to be slightly overweight.
The argument’s reasoning is flawed because the argument
(A) ignores medical opinions that tend to lead to a conclusion contrary to the one drawn
(B) never adequately defines what is meant by “healthy”
(C) does not take into account the fact that appropriate weight varies greatly from person to person
(D) holds that if a person lacks a property that would suffice to make the person unhealthy, then that person must be healthy
(E) mistakes a merely relative property for one that is absolute
The argument’s reasoning is flawed because the argument
(A) ignores medical opinions that tend to lead to a conclusion contrary to the one drawn
(B) never adequately defines what is meant by “healthy”
(C) does not take into account the fact that appropriate weight varies greatly from person to person
(D) holds that if a person lacks a property that would suffice to make the person unhealthy, then that person must be healthy
(E) mistakes a merely relative property for one that is absolute
02 Oct 2020, 20:24
Kudos
Bookmarks
KAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
(E) Logical Flaw
When looking for your pre-phrased answer in a Flaw
question, stay flexible—the right answer may phrase
that answer in more abstract terms.
Good news from this doctor: being slightly overweight
is enough to guarantee your health. How does she
know? Apparently, research shows that those who are
slightly overweight are healthier than those who are
considerably underweight. But that evidence doesn’t
establish the doctor’s conclusion because those
“considerably underweight” people may be quite
unhealthy. The slightly overweight people might be
comparatively healthier than the considerably
underweight, without being affirmatively healthy. In
other words, the doctor uses evidence of relative
health to establish a claim of absolute health, which is
what (E) says. Don’t worry if you were initially thrown
off by the wording of (E). It encapsulates the problem
with the doctor’s argument, so it has to be right, even
if it uses language you didn’t pre-phrase.
(A) The doctor doesn’t ignore any medical opinions.
She actually cites them at the beginning of the
argument.
(B) The doctor doesn’t need to provide a specific
definition of “healthy” in order to make her argument.
The issue is that “healthier than other people” doesn’t
necessarily mean “healthy.”
(C) There is no language in the argument to indicate
that the doctor is not taking this into account. She
never argues, for example, that there is a universal
threshold for classification as “overweight” or
“underweight.”
(D) The doctor never argues that lacking weight
suffices to make one unhealthy. Rather, she argues
that having a few extra pounds suffices to make one
healthy.
(E) Logical Flaw
When looking for your pre-phrased answer in a Flaw
question, stay flexible—the right answer may phrase
that answer in more abstract terms.
Good news from this doctor: being slightly overweight
is enough to guarantee your health. How does she
know? Apparently, research shows that those who are
slightly overweight are healthier than those who are
considerably underweight. But that evidence doesn’t
establish the doctor’s conclusion because those
“considerably underweight” people may be quite
unhealthy. The slightly overweight people might be
comparatively healthier than the considerably
underweight, without being affirmatively healthy. In
other words, the doctor uses evidence of relative
health to establish a claim of absolute health, which is
what (E) says. Don’t worry if you were initially thrown
off by the wording of (E). It encapsulates the problem
with the doctor’s argument, so it has to be right, even
if it uses language you didn’t pre-phrase.
(A) The doctor doesn’t ignore any medical opinions.
She actually cites them at the beginning of the
argument.
(B) The doctor doesn’t need to provide a specific
definition of “healthy” in order to make her argument.
The issue is that “healthier than other people” doesn’t
necessarily mean “healthy.”
(C) There is no language in the argument to indicate
that the doctor is not taking this into account. She
never argues, for example, that there is a universal
threshold for classification as “overweight” or
“underweight.”
(D) The doctor never argues that lacking weight
suffices to make one unhealthy. Rather, she argues
that having a few extra pounds suffices to make one
healthy.
14 May 2025, 10:47
Kudos
Bookmarks
Automated notice from GMAT Club VerbalBot:
A member just gave Kudos to this thread, showing it’s still useful. I’ve bumped it to the top so more people can benefit. Feel free to add your own questions or solutions.
This post was generated automatically.
A member just gave Kudos to this thread, showing it’s still useful. I’ve bumped it to the top so more people can benefit. Feel free to add your own questions or solutions.
This post was generated automatically.
