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Numerous studies examining the potential hazards of cell phone radiation have not proven conclusively that it poses any long-term risks to human health. In fact, the majority of handsets released over the past couple of years have had a much lower SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) than even federal guidelines in the United States mandate. Since the FCC guidelines are stricter than those in Europe, it follows that cell-phone users in America have little reason to worry about exposure to handset radiation.
Which of the following, if true, most undermines the above argument?
A. Cell-phone users in the U.S. make more phone calls than do their European counterparts.
B. Radiation from cell phones is not the biggest risk factor associated with their use.
C. U.S. cell-phone users average more minutes per conversation than do users in other countries.
D. A majority of wireless phone users in America spend more time with their handsets held to their heads than the FCC deems safe, even for phones with the lowest SAR levels.
E. Europeans are less concerned about wireless phone radiation than are Americans.
Which of the following, if true, most undermines the above argument?
A. Cell-phone users in the U.S. make more phone calls than do their European counterparts.
B. Radiation from cell phones is not the biggest risk factor associated with their use.
C. U.S. cell-phone users average more minutes per conversation than do users in other countries.
D. A majority of wireless phone users in America spend more time with their handsets held to their heads than the FCC deems safe, even for phones with the lowest SAR levels.
E. Europeans are less concerned about wireless phone radiation than are Americans.
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The argument concludes that American cell-phone users don’t have to worry about radiation exposure because handsets sold in the U.S. are under stricter radiation guidelines than those sold in Europe. Choice (A) only talks about a greater number of phone calls, but offers no information on how long those calls are. Choices (B) and (E) are out of scope; both other risk factors and lack of concern are irrelevant. Choice (C), meanwhile, only mentions longer average phone calls, with no information on the frequency of those calls. However, if (D) were true, then Americans would still be risking radiation exposure, regardless of the level of handset emissions.
The argument concludes that American cell-phone users don’t have to worry about radiation exposure because handsets sold in the U.S. are under stricter radiation guidelines than those sold in Europe. Choice (A) only talks about a greater number of phone calls, but offers no information on how long those calls are. Choices (B) and (E) are out of scope; both other risk factors and lack of concern are irrelevant. Choice (C), meanwhile, only mentions longer average phone calls, with no information on the frequency of those calls. However, if (D) were true, then Americans would still be risking radiation exposure, regardless of the level of handset emissions.
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