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Dietician: Support "The French Paradox" refers to the unusual concurrence in the population of France of a low incidence of heart disease and a diet high in fat. ███ ████ ██████ ███████████ ██ ████ ███ ██████ ███████ █ ████ ████████ ██ ███ █████ █████ █████████ ███ ███ ███████ ██ ███ ███ ████ ████ ██ █████ ██████████ ████ ██████ ███ ███████ ████ ██ █████ ███████ ██ ███ ██████ ██████ ████ █ ███ ████ ███ ███████ ██ ███ ████ ██ ██ █████████ ███████ ███████ ███ ███████ █████ ████ ███ █████
Summarize Argument
The author concludes that if North Americans drink more red wine, they can become healthier without cutting their fat intake. This is based on the theory that the reason the French have low rates of heart disease despite a diet high in fat is the amount of red wine the French drink.
Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that red wine consumption is the cause of the French people’s low incidence of heart disease despite a diet high in fat. The author also assumes that there won’t be negative health effects from drinking red wine that would outweigh any benefit from reducing the rate of heart disease.
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French men might eat more fat or do other things that increase heart disease. So, the men’s higher rate of heart disease compared to women doesn’t undermine the theory that red wine consumption helps reduce the rate of heart disease.
Illusory inconsistency
Illusory inconsistency
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b
A greater intake ██ ███ ████ █████ █████ █████████ █████ ██████ ████ ██ █ ██████ █████████ ██ █████ ████████ ███ █████ ██████████
This points out that an increase in red wine consumption could lead to other health problems that might outweigh the benefit of lower heart disease. Thus, drinking more red wine might not make North Americans healthier.
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Not all French ██████ ████ █ ████ ████ ████████ █████ ███████ ██ ███ ███ █ ████ ████████ ██ ███ █████
The author never suggested every person in France has the kind of diet described. On average, the French have a low rate of heart disease, a diet high in fat, and a high quantity of red wine. Some people might have a different diet, but that doesn’t change the overall average.
Illusory inconsistency
Illusory inconsistency
Answer is attractive because it seems to (but doesn't actually) contradict the premises or conclusion.
d
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The author never suggested drinking red wine is the best way to reduce heart disease. Pointing out that there’s a better way to reduce heart disease doesn’t undermine the position that drinking red wine can be one way to reduce heart disease.
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The reason the author cites to France is that they, on average, have a diet high in fat. If other regions have lower rates of heart disease, it could be that they don’t eat as much fat, or do other things to reduce heart disease besides red wine.
Illusory inconsistency
Illusory inconsistency
Answer is attractive because it seems to (but doesn't actually) contradict the premises or conclusion.