Self-study
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Summary
The stimulus tells us that the country allows a slower and more natural life than the city. This suggests that country life should be more healthy and relaxed than city life. However, surveys show that country and city dwellers experience equal levels of illness and stress.
Strongly Supported Conclusions
These facts allow us to infer that:
A slower and more natural rhythm of life does not necessarily decrease rates of illness and stress.
The common wisdom that country life is healthier and more relaxed than city life is not supported by data.
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This is strongly supported. The facts given show that there’s no real difference between the country and the city in illness frequency and severity (i.e. health), nor in stress (i.e. relaxation). Thus, country living is not healthier or more relaxing than city living.
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This is not supported. The stimulus doesn’t contradict that living in the country offers a slower and more natural rhythm of life. The issue is just that that rhythm doesn’t appear to improve health or stress levels.
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This is not supported. The facts suggest nothing about how fast people recover from illness, either in the country (with a slow and natural rhythm of life) or otherwise. We just can’t say.
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This is anti-supported. Based on what we know, a natural rhythm of life just doesn’t make a difference to health. That means it’s neither particularly healthy nor unhealthy.
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This is anti-supported. The stimulus shows us that having a slow and natural rhythm of life makes no difference to people’s stress levels. This indicates that stress does not depend on someone’s rhythm of life.