There have been many complaints about the unpleasant side-effects

Question

There have been many complaints about the unpleasant side-effects supposedly caused by a new vitamin supplement that was recently released onto the market. The new product has many advantages over its competitors such as the inclusion of antioxidants and iron, and the improvement of the absorption process of the vitamins into the body, to name a few. Clearly, the side-effects are not related to the new product and are simply coincidental.

The argument is flawed primarily because the author

The argument is flawed primarily because the author

(A) assumes a correlation between the number of benefits provided by a particular product and its lack of drawbacks

(B) does not make a clear comparison between the advantages of the new product and those of any one of its competitors

(C) ignores the negative side-effects caused by the new product's competitors

(D) fails to include the professional opinion of a medical expert in the field of nutritional science

(E) draws a conclusion without presenting factual information that can be logically analyzed

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bv8562 · Answer

A IMO since the author only provides as evidence the advantages of the new vitamin supplement and from that he/she concludes that the side-effects are not related to the new product and are simply coincidental.

pudu · Answer

(A) assumes a correlation between the number of benefits provided by a particular product and its lack of drawbacks

He said products side effects are coincidental without listing any negative side effects or reason behind such conclusion. He said so by lisiting benefits of the products. Hence A.

Dacoit · Answer

Why E is incorrect, it is evident that the author didn't produce any evidence for side effects being coincidental and concluded that the side effects are coincidental and not related to the product.

VivekSri · Answer

Option E is incorrect because author has given a lot of information related to advantage of the product, unfortunately he has not provided any information related to disadvantage and simply related to it as coincidental . So you cant ignore that he has not given any information.

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

There have been many complaints about the unpleasant side-effects supposedly caused by a new vitamin supplement that was recently released onto the market. The new product has many advantages over its competitors such as the inclusion of antioxidants and iron, and the improvement of the absorption process of the vitamins into the body, to name a few. Clearly, the side-effects are not related to the new product and are simply coincidental.

The argument is flawed primarily because the author

The argument is flawed primarily because the author

(A) assumes a correlation between the number of benefits provided by a particular product and its lack of drawbacks

This is an Argument Flaw question. You are required to locate the inherent flaw in the argument's conclusion or its underlying assumption. In this argument, sentences 1 and 2 are premises, citing facts. Sentence 3 is the argument's conclusion, as it begins with the conclusion word Clearly:

Premise A: people are complaining about side-effects caused by a new vitamin supplement
 +
Premise B: the new product has many advantages over the current products
 ≠
Conclusion: the complaints have nothing to do with the new vitamin supplement

The new product has more advantages than the existing products. Does that mean it doesn't have any disadvantages? Of course not. Even with all the advantages it has, the new product could have something in it that is causing all the nasty side-effects. The author's conclusion rules out the possibility of a drawback based only on how beneficial the product is (premise B).

(B) does not make a clear comparison between the advantages of the new product and those of any one of its competitors

Incorrect.

This is an Argument Flaw question. You are required to locate the inherent flaw in the argument's conclusion or its underlying assumption. In this argument, sentences 1 and 2 are premises, citing facts. Sentence 3 is the argument's conclusion, as it begins with the conclusion word Clearly:

Premise A: people are complaining about side-effects caused by a new vitamin supplement
 +
Premise B: the new product has many advantages over the current products
 ≠
Conclusion: the complaints have nothing to do with the new vitamin supplement

The argument does not lack any such comparison. We are already told that the new product has many advantages over the existing ones. Therefore, knowing exactly what those advantages are would not make the argument more logical.

(C) ignores the negative side-effects caused by the new product's competitors

Incorrect.

The existing products are irrelevant to the argument, and more importantly, to its conclusion. Therefore, knowing more about them and their side-effects is not important and can be ignored without creating any logical flaw.

(D) fails to include the professional opinion of a medical expert in the field of nutritional science

Incorrect.

Although an expert's opinion may bolster the conclusion, it is in fact a possible solution to the argument's flaw - not the flaw itself. Remember, we are not trying to solve the flaw in the argument; we are trying to identify the mistake that the author has already made in the argument.

(E) draws a conclusion without presenting factual information that can be logically analyzed

Incorrect.

Firstly, the argument definitely contains factual information - its premises. Secondly, any factual information can be analyzed. The issue is not the data but rather whether the conclusion drawn based on the analysis of the data is logical.

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