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46. All doctors are very educated people and all educated people are interesting. However, it is true that some very timid people are doctors.

If the statements above are true, each of the following must be true EXCEPT:
  1. Some timid people are interesting.
  2. Some timid, interesting people are not doctors.
  3. Some educated doctors are timid.
  4. All people who are not interesting are not doctors.
  5. Some interesting people are timid.
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47. Dietician: “Recent studies have shown that people can lose weight solely by changing their diet alone, without having to increase their amount of activity. In two recent studies, overweight but otherwise healthy people cut their caloric intake and all participants lost weight without having to change their activity level, showing that weight loss through diet alone is possible.”

Critic: “That is not true. While some people may have been successful, the study only covered otherwise healthy people who were likely to succeed. What about other people, who have tried to change their diets without exercising, and failed to lose weight?”

Which of the following is the best evaluation of the critic’s argument?
  1. The critic misses the point entirely, so resorts to an ad hominem attack on the dietician.
  2. The critic shows that the results would have different if the studies had included more people.
  3. The point at issue is only to show that something is possible, not to show that it will work in every case.
  4. The critic demonstrates that the studies are not relevant for most people.
  5. The critic assumes, without justification, that the studies were conducted by fraudulent researchers.
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48. Dietician: “Recent studies have shown that people can lose weight solely by changing their diet alone, without having to increase their amount of activity. In two recent studies, overweight but otherwise healthy people cut their caloric intake and all participants lost weight without having to change their activity level, showing that weight loss through diet alone is possible.”

Critic: “That is not true. While some people may have been successful, the study only covered otherwise healthy people who were likely to succeed. What about other people, who have tried to change their diets without exercising, and failed to lose weight?”

Which of the following, if true, would most undermine the dietician’s argument?
  1. Upon further evaluation of the study, participants divulged that they tried to exercise more than normal during the study
  2. The studies were conducted with a diverse study group from various ethnic and racial backgrounds.
  3. A later study evaluating whether exercise alone can cause weight loss found that changing exercise without diet can also cause weight loss.
  4. A later study that included exercise and dieting found that participants lose weight the fastest when they combine diet and exercise.
  5. The studies were completed by multiple researchers and peer evaluated.
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49. Constance: “Current movies will never be as durable as cinema from the early days of Hollywood. Those classic movies continue to be remade and reinterpreted by subsequent generations, showing just how popular they are.”

Ben: “It may be true that current movies won’t be remade as often, but current movies play to a wider audience than those of years past, and many original movies continue to be watched and loved long past their release. A movie can be durable in its original form, and does not always have to be remade to show its longevity as a classic.”

Ben responds to Constance by:
  1. Completely misinterpreting her claim.
  2. Suggesting an alternative standard for judging the point at issue.
  3. Calling into question the appropriateness of an analogy.
  4. Questioning Constance’s knowledge of the subject at issue.
  5. Undermining her argument by pointing out inaccuracies in the facts upon which she bases her claim.
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50. Ilana: “I just read an article in the newspaper which claims that children who listen to rap music are more prone to violence. We should make sure our children are not exposed to rap music with violent lyrics.”

Michael: “We will do no such thing. That article only applied to children under the age of 10, and the youngest of our kids is 11. We don’t have to prevent them from listening to rap music.”

The point at issue between Ilana and Michael is
  1. Whether the study included children of all ages.
  2. Whether children who listen to rap music are more prone to violence.
  3. Whether they should restrict their children’s exposure to rap music.
  4. Whether the newspaper which published the study is a reliable source of information.
  5. Whether the study applies to their own children.
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