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The argument’s conclusion is that a piece of candy made with X grams of cane sugar has no more calories than a piece of fruit containing X grams of fructose. This is based on the claim that cane sugar and fructose have the same amount of calories per gram.

The argument’s conclusion is about an overall property of candy and fruit, based on evidence about only one ingredient of candy and one component of fruit. In other words, the argument ignores the possibility that candy could have other ingredients that make it higher in calories than fruit, even though cane sugar and fructose have equivalent calorie counts.

Whatever noncaloric nutrients fruit or candy contain, that’s irrelevant to this argument, which is only about calorie counts.

The argument is limited to the hypothetical situation of a piece of candy and a piece of fruit with the same amount of sugar. It’s irrelevant whether real candies are made with varying amounts of sugar.

The argument clearly distinguishes cane sugar and fructose, and never confuses them.

The argument doesn’t presuppose its conclusion, but instead supports it with evidence about the caloric density of different sugars.

The argument comes to a conclusion about the relative calories of candy and fruit based on evidence only about the types of sugar each one contains. However, if candy or fruit have other calorie-containing ingredients, the conclusion is thrown into question.

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