Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: Most people who take antidepressants will likely gain some weight, even if they try to diet to prevent it.

Reasoning: Most antidepressant medications result in weight gain, and while dieting can mitigate this effect, it usually cannot stop it entirely.

Analysis: Since this is a 'Most Strongly Supported' question, we must treat the premises as absolute truth and find a statement that naturally follows. We know that for the majority of these drugs, dieting is not a perfect shield against weight gain. Therefore, we should look for an answer that suggests that for many patients, some level of weight gain is an unavoidable side effect of their medication. Avoid any choices that use overly strong language like 'all' or 'never,' as the stimulus only discusses 'most' cases.

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The information above most strongly supports which one of the following?

Correct Answer
C
If most antidepressant drugs cause weight gain and some weight gain is unlikely to be preventable even with dieting, it is strongly supported that at least some patients taking them gain weight as a result of the drugs.
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