ParadoxDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Doctors tell pregnant women to eat well so their babies are healthy, yet even when women follow this advice, most of their babies still end up with at least one health issue during their first year.
Reasoning: N/A.
Analysis: The paradox here is the tension between a medical recommendation (eat well for a healthy baby) and a seemingly negative outcome (most babies still have medical problems). To resolve this, we need a piece of information that explains why a nutritious diet is still valuable even if it doesn't result in a perfectly 'problem-free' first year. It is possible that 'at least one medical problem' is a very broad category that includes minor issues like a diaper rash or a cold, which a diet can't prevent. Look for an answer that shows how the diet helps despite the high frequency of these minor issues, or perhaps one that suggests the problems would be much worse without the diet.
Reasoning: N/A.
Analysis: The paradox here is the tension between a medical recommendation (eat well for a healthy baby) and a seemingly negative outcome (most babies still have medical problems). To resolve this, we need a piece of information that explains why a nutritious diet is still valuable even if it doesn't result in a perfectly 'problem-free' first year. It is possible that 'at least one medical problem' is a very broad category that includes minor issues like a diaper rash or a cold, which a diet can't prevent. Look for an answer that shows how the diet helps despite the high frequency of these minor issues, or perhaps one that suggests the problems would be much worse without the diet.
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Unlock Full Passage12.Which one of the following, if true, does most to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the information above?
Correct Answer
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It shows that babies of mothers with poor prenatal nutrition have more first-year medical problems. This explains why doctors recommend good diets despite many babies still having at least one problem: the diet lowers risk but doesn’t reduce it to zero.
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