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01 Nov 2021, 01:30
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Public health experts have waged a long-standing educational campaign to get people to eat more vegetables, which are known to help prevent cancer. Unfortunately, the campaign has had little impact on people’s diets. The reason is probably that many people simply dislike the taste of most vegetables. Thus, the campaign would probably be more effective if it included information on ways to make vegetables more appetizing.
Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
(A) The campaign to get people to eat more vegetables has had little impact on the diets of most people who love the taste of vegetables.
(B) Some ways of making vegetables more appetizing diminish vegetables’ ability to help prevent cancer.
(C) People who find a few vegetables appetizing typically do not eat substantially more vegetables than do people who dislike the taste of most vegetables.
(D) People who dislike the taste of most vegetables would eat many more vegetables if they knew how to make them more appetizing.
(E) The only way to make the campaign to get people to eat more vegetables more effective would be to ensure that anyone who at present dislikes the taste of certain vegetables learns to find those vegetables appetizing.
Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
(A) The campaign to get people to eat more vegetables has had little impact on the diets of most people who love the taste of vegetables.
(B) Some ways of making vegetables more appetizing diminish vegetables’ ability to help prevent cancer.
(C) People who find a few vegetables appetizing typically do not eat substantially more vegetables than do people who dislike the taste of most vegetables.
(D) People who dislike the taste of most vegetables would eat many more vegetables if they knew how to make them more appetizing.
(E) The only way to make the campaign to get people to eat more vegetables more effective would be to ensure that anyone who at present dislikes the taste of certain vegetables learns to find those vegetables appetizing.
02 Nov 2021, 01:15
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EXPLANATION FROM Fox LSAT
The logic here is pretty tight. Veggies prevent cancer, and we’ve been trying to get people to eat more veggies, but many people don’t like veggies, so many people don’t eat veggies. So we should give them some information on how to make veggies more appetizing in order to get them to eat more. We’re asked to “strengthen” the argument. Since I don’t see a glaring flaw, we’re going to have to dive into the answer choices. I’d be much happier if we could make a prediction, but nothing’s jumping out at me here.
A) Uhh… so what? The conclusion of the argument was, “We should give people who don’t like veggies information about how to make veggies appetizing so that we could get them to eat more veggies.” This argument only addresses people who don’t already love, and eat a lot of, veggies. This answer is talking about a different group of folks, so it’s irrelevant.
B) This would weaken the argument, not strengthen it.
C) This answer just doesn't help the argument, because even if C is true, it's still possible that no amount of information will make people eat more vegetables. I didn't catch it at first, but I'm beginning to understand that the argument has a gap between “information on ways to make vegetables more appetizing” and “eat more vegetables.” I'm hoping one of the remaining two answers will bridge this gap.
D) Well, yeah, this one seems pretty good. If this is true, then giving people the information they lack might cause them to eat a lot more veggies. This is the best answer so far because it proves that our plan is sufficient to get certain people to eat more veggies.
E) This answer sucks for two reasons. First, it says we need to make people “find” veggies more appetizing. I’m not sure that’s the same thing as giving them information about “making” veggies more appetizing. Was the plan to teach them to make delicious new veggie recipes, or were we going to force them somehow to naturally find brussel sprouts more appetizing even though they are inherently disgusting? Second, this answer says our plan is necessary if we want to get certain people to eat veggies. But just because something is the only possible way to do something doesn’t mean that it will actually work, or that it’s a good idea. The only possible way for me to get to Mars would be to sneak myself aboard a NASA rocket, but I would still never get to Mars, because if I did that I would be shot while trying to sneak aboard, or (best case) I’d die on the rocket.
Having eliminated the other four answers, our answer must be D. It’s the only one that shows that the plan will work.
General Discussion
01 Nov 2021, 05:13
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A) This completely weakens the argument. Incorrect
B) Weakens the argument. This choice doesn't allow the campaign to have its full desired outcome. Incorrect
C) This choice is quite ambiguous. The people who dislike the taste of most vegetables, and the people who find a few appetizing could be the same group of people or an overlapping set. Does not help the argument one bit. Incorrect
D) This strengthens the argument. If people are taught how to make their vegetables more appetizing then they will consume more and thus the campaign would be more effective. Correct
E) Very extreme choice. There are surely other methods of achieving the desired outcome, and not just one. How will one go about ensuring " that anyone who at present dislikes the taste of certain vegetables learns to find those vegetables appetizing"? Doesn't do enough to strengthen the argument. Incorrect
Answer D
B) Weakens the argument. This choice doesn't allow the campaign to have its full desired outcome. Incorrect
C) This choice is quite ambiguous. The people who dislike the taste of most vegetables, and the people who find a few appetizing could be the same group of people or an overlapping set. Does not help the argument one bit. Incorrect
D) This strengthens the argument. If people are taught how to make their vegetables more appetizing then they will consume more and thus the campaign would be more effective. Correct
E) Very extreme choice. There are surely other methods of achieving the desired outcome, and not just one. How will one go about ensuring " that anyone who at present dislikes the taste of certain vegetables learns to find those vegetables appetizing"? Doesn't do enough to strengthen the argument. Incorrect
Answer D
