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Updated on: 22 Jul 2024, 05:43
Originally posted by bronaugust on 20 Jul 2024, 18:50.
Last edited by bronaugust on 22 Jul 2024, 05:43, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by bronaugust on 22 Jul 2024, 05:43, edited 1 time in total.
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According to a survey, despite a diet dominated by cheese, alcohol, chocolate and meat, all of which are not healthy and are proven to lead to obesity and heart disease, only 10% of French adults are obese, while the obesity rate for British and American adults who also consume fats and alcohol is 22% and 35% respectively.
All of the following, if true, most help to resolve the contradiction above EXCEPT:
(A) The average British and American portions of food are larger than those of the French by 30% and 40% respectively.
(B) French meals made at home using fresh ingredients are healthier than British or American meals, which have a huge proportion of processed ingredients.
(C) The average time spent by the French while consuming their meals is much higher than that spent by their British or American counterparts, which aids in breaking down the fats consumed.
(D) Unlike the British or the Americans, the French place a great emphasis on the sophistication of their cuisine and the ritualistic experience of having a meal.
(E) The French as a whole consume far greater quantities of wine than the British or the Americans, and wine is known to have several health benefits, including fighting coronary artery disease.
All of the following, if true, most help to resolve the contradiction above EXCEPT:
(A) The average British and American portions of food are larger than those of the French by 30% and 40% respectively.
(B) French meals made at home using fresh ingredients are healthier than British or American meals, which have a huge proportion of processed ingredients.
(C) The average time spent by the French while consuming their meals is much higher than that spent by their British or American counterparts, which aids in breaking down the fats consumed.
(D) Unlike the British or the Americans, the French place a great emphasis on the sophistication of their cuisine and the ritualistic experience of having a meal.
(E) The French as a whole consume far greater quantities of wine than the British or the Americans, and wine is known to have several health benefits, including fighting coronary artery disease.
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To solve this question, let us deploy IMS's four-step technique.
STEP #1 -> IDENTIFY THE QUESTION TYPE
Let us read the question stem to identify the question type.
STEP #2 -> X-RAY THE PASSAGE
In this resolve the paradox question, it is a must to x-ray the passage and find out the paradox. To do so, let us read the passage.
STEP #3 -> FRAME A SHADOW ANSWER
In order to frame a shadow answer, we need to know what the right answer should do. Here, the right answer must be one that does not resolve the paradox.
SHADOW ANSWER: Any situation that does not resolve the paradox at hand.
STEP #4 -> ELIMINATE INCORRECT ANSWERS
Answer options that do not match the shadow answer can be eliminated.
(A) The average British and American portions of food are larger than those of the French by 30% and 40% respectively. - NOT A MATCH - If the average British and American portions of food are larger than those of the French by 30% and 40% respectively, we have an explanation for the paradox at hand. - ELIMINATE
(B) French meals made at home using fresh ingredients are healthier than British or American meals, which have a huge proportion of processed ingredients. - NOT A MATCH - If French meals made at home using fresh ingredients are healthier than British or American meals and if British and American meals actually have a huge proportion of processed ingredients, the paradox is resolved. - ELIMINATE
(C) The average time spent by the French while consuming their meals is much higher than that spent by their British or American counterparts, which aids in breaking down the fats consumed. - NOT A MATCH - If the average time spent by the French is much higher than that spent by their British or American counterparts, it means the French efficaciously break down the fats consumed, and the paradox under discussion gets resolved. - ELIMINATE
(D) Unlike the British or the Americans, the French place a great emphasis on the sophistication of their cuisine and the ritualistic experience of having a meal. - MATCHES THE SHADOW ANSWER - A great emphasis on the sophistication of cuisine and the ritualistic experience of having a meal has got nothing to do with obesity. This option does not resolve the paradox. - KEEP
(E) The French as a whole consume far greater quantities of wine than the British or the Americans, and wine is known to have several health benefits, including fighting coronary artery disease. - If wine is known to have several health benefits, including fighting coronary artery disease, we have an explanation to the paradox. - ELIMINATE
Hence, (D) becomes the correct answer.
STEP #1 -> IDENTIFY THE QUESTION TYPE
Let us read the question stem to identify the question type.
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The stem indicates a resolve the paradox question. Nonetheless, four out of five options will resolve the given contradiction; we are to choose the one that does not.
STEP #2 -> X-RAY THE PASSAGE
In this resolve the paradox question, it is a must to x-ray the passage and find out the paradox. To do so, let us read the passage.
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PARADOX: Despite a diet dominated by cheese, alcohol, chocolate and meat only 10% of French adults are obese while the obesity rate for British and American adults who also consume fats and alcohol is 22% and 35% respectively.
STEP #3 -> FRAME A SHADOW ANSWER
In order to frame a shadow answer, we need to know what the right answer should do. Here, the right answer must be one that does not resolve the paradox.
SHADOW ANSWER: Any situation that does not resolve the paradox at hand.
STEP #4 -> ELIMINATE INCORRECT ANSWERS
Answer options that do not match the shadow answer can be eliminated.
(A) The average British and American portions of food are larger than those of the French by 30% and 40% respectively. - NOT A MATCH - If the average British and American portions of food are larger than those of the French by 30% and 40% respectively, we have an explanation for the paradox at hand. - ELIMINATE
(B) French meals made at home using fresh ingredients are healthier than British or American meals, which have a huge proportion of processed ingredients. - NOT A MATCH - If French meals made at home using fresh ingredients are healthier than British or American meals and if British and American meals actually have a huge proportion of processed ingredients, the paradox is resolved. - ELIMINATE
(C) The average time spent by the French while consuming their meals is much higher than that spent by their British or American counterparts, which aids in breaking down the fats consumed. - NOT A MATCH - If the average time spent by the French is much higher than that spent by their British or American counterparts, it means the French efficaciously break down the fats consumed, and the paradox under discussion gets resolved. - ELIMINATE
(D) Unlike the British or the Americans, the French place a great emphasis on the sophistication of their cuisine and the ritualistic experience of having a meal. - MATCHES THE SHADOW ANSWER - A great emphasis on the sophistication of cuisine and the ritualistic experience of having a meal has got nothing to do with obesity. This option does not resolve the paradox. - KEEP
(E) The French as a whole consume far greater quantities of wine than the British or the Americans, and wine is known to have several health benefits, including fighting coronary artery disease. - If wine is known to have several health benefits, including fighting coronary artery disease, we have an explanation to the paradox. - ELIMINATE
Hence, (D) becomes the correct answer.
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