PT116.S4.P4.Q26

PrepTest 116 - Section 4 - Passage 4 - Question 26

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P1

Most scientists who study the physiological effects of alcoholic beverages have assumed that wine, like beer or distilled spirits, is a drink whose only active ingredient is alcohol. ███████ ██ ████ ███████████ █████ ██████████ ████ ██████ ████████████ ███ ███████ ██ ████ ██ ████████ ████ █████ █████ ██ █████████ ██████████ ███

Most scientists' view · No meaningful distinction between wine and other alcoholic beverages
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Phenomenon · Health benefits of wine
Obscured by most scientists
P2

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Wine researchers' view · Most scientists' assumption may be flawed
Wine may have other active ingredients besides alcohol
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Elaborate on phenomenon · Alcohol is bad for health, yet wine is linked to health benefits
Alcohol contributes to premature hearth disease by increasing lipid levels in the blood, yet wine lowers the occurence of such disease
P3

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Hypothesis · Wine is linked to specific biochemical mechanisms that reduce risk of heart disease
Moderate wine consumption is correlated with (1) breaking down blood clots, (2) preventing damage from high lipid levels, (3) decreased thickness of innermost walls of blood vessels, and (4) reduced platelet adhesiveness, all of which protect against heart disease
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clarify hypothesis · Wine's benefits are due to compounds found in grapes
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Phenomenon-hypothesis (RC)
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26.

In the passage, the author ██ █████████ █████████ ████ █████ █████ ███ ██ ███ ██████████

a

advocating a particular ██████ ██ █████████

The author doesn’t recommend particular forms of treatment in this passage, so this can’t be the primary purpose

2%
b

criticizing popular opinion

The idea that the author criticizes (that wine is not distinct from other forms of alcohol) is an assumption made by scientists, not a popular opinion, so this isn’t the author’s primary purpose.

5%
c

correcting a scientific █████████████

This is the primary purpose. In P1, the author introduces the views of many scientists (that wine is no different from other forms of alcohol), then the author goes on to spend the rest of the passage correcting these scientists’ views (by asserting that wine has unique health benefits).

90%
d

questioning the relevance ██ █████ ██████████ ████████

Newly discovered evidence is used to support the author’s argument about the benefits of wine; the author doesn’t question the relevance this evidence. In addition, the discussion of evidence isn’t the primary purpose––instead, the evidence serves to support the author’s position.

3%
e

countering a revolutionary ██████████

The author counters position held by most scientists, not a revolutionary hypothesis, so this isn’t the primary point.

1%

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