PT122.S2.Q26

PrepTest 122 - Section 2 - Question 26

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Support The obesity invariably associated with some high-fat diets is caused by an absence in these diets of certain nutrients that are necessary for an active metabolism, not by excessive caloric intake. ██████ ██████ ██ █████ ████████ █████ ██ ███ ███████ ███ ████ █████████

Method of Reasoning

This argument concludes that, because obesity associated with some high-fat diets is caused by something other than an excessive caloric intake, people on the high-fat diets do not actually have an excessive caloric intake. Instead of the excessive caloric intake, these people have a lack of certain nutrients—which is the cause of their obesity.

Identify and Describe Flaw

This is the cookie-cutter flaw of false dichotomy, wherein the author assumes that two options are mutually exclusive. Even if the lack of certain nutrients causes obesity, that doesn’t mean there isn’t also an excessive caloric intake associated with these high-fat diets!

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26.

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a

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b

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c

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d

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e

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