my reasoning

so the conclusion is: organic factors that affect symptoms of mental illnesses are not distributed evenly around the globe.

• a-- WRONG kind of irrelevant to conclusion so i automatically cross off WRONG

• b--WRONGthis is stated in the stimulus, they are trying to trick me by using 'nutritional' instead of organic

• c-- explains why the symptoms are not evenly distributed evenly around the globe beside organic factors. CORRECT

• d--WRONG automatically cross off because it didnt presume that

• e--WRONGautomatically cross off because it didnt presume that

MY THOUGHT PROCESS

snoring can damage throat

a --- wrong bc irrelevant

The study relied on the subjects' self-reporting to determine whether or not they snored frequently.

b --- wrong don't know why the surgery was undertaken. we know that the surgery determined effects of snoring.

The patients' throat surgery was not undertaken to treat abnormalities in their throat muscles.

c --- wrong bc irrelevant

All of the test subjects were of similar age and weight and in similar states of health.

d ---well can't be sure

People who have undergone throat surgery are no more likely to snore than people who have not undergone throat surgery.

e ---abnormalities don't cause snoring, given the stim snoring might cause abnormalities. THEREFORE snoring can damage the throat CORRECT

The abnormalities in the throat muscles discovered in the study do not cause snoring.