Self-study
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Summary
The author concludes that a typical bagel and a typical donut eater both consume about the same amount of calories in one sitting. Why? Donut eaters eat 680 calories of donuts in one sitting, and bagel eaters eat 500 calories of bagels in one sitting, though spreads can increase the bagel’s amount to match the donut eater.
Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that bagel and donut eaters are not consuming anything else with their meals. We’re told about the addition of spreads on bagels, but what about other food and drink?
The author also assumes that just because bagel eaters can match donut eaters with spreads that they will.
Analysis by LeviGrant
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e
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