PT3.S2.Q21 - The public is well aware that high blood cholesterol...

legaleezee

My thought process in getting the correct answer:

High blood cholesterol -> increased risk of stroke by blood clots
Low blood cholesterol -> increased risk of OTHER stroke by cerebral hermorrhage (how? Low bc weakens artery walls, making them easy to rupture).
W diets better protect against cerebral hermorrahe (low bc) than non-Western
Assumption: W diets decreases low blood cholesterol (aka increases blood cholesterol, making the artery walls not weakened, less likely to rupture).
NC
A) Healthier is vague, we dont need this to be true
Anticipated answer
C) High blood cholesterol level PREVENT weakening of artery walls.
Negation: if high blood cholesterol doesn’t prevent weakening of artery walls (cause of cerebral herm), then high blood cholesterol increases (or has nothing to do with) cerebral hermorrage. This just wrecks everything the stem says, but it doesn’t tie to the diets argument part.
D) Who cares which one is more deadly
E) low blood pressure is irrelevant, were talking about blood cholesterol

maco4538

Conclusion: Western diets better protect against cerebral hemorrhages than non-Western diets.

Why?

Premise: (Because) low blood cholesterol weakens artery walls making them prone to cerebral hemorrhages.

Assumption: Western diets induce a higher level of cholesterol in the blood than non-Western diets