Sufficient AssumptionDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: A doctor warns that while exercise is generally good, starting it too abruptly is risky. Since the company is launching a new health program, the doctor concludes the employees are now at a higher risk for heart attacks.
Conclusion: The company's new health program will lead to a higher risk of heart attacks among its employees.
Reasoning: Sudden increases in exercise regimens cause an increased risk of heart attack for people regardless of their physical condition.
Analysis: This argument suffers from a classic 'Gap' between its premise and its conclusion. The premise establishes that a 'sudden increase' in exercise is the culprit for heart attacks, but the conclusion assumes that the 'new health program' will necessarily involve such a sudden increase. To make this conclusion follow logically, we need an assumption that guarantees the program will cause employees to ramp up their activity levels abruptly rather than gradually. Look for an answer that forces this connection between the program and the dangerous behavior mentioned.
Conclusion: The company's new health program will lead to a higher risk of heart attacks among its employees.
Reasoning: Sudden increases in exercise regimens cause an increased risk of heart attack for people regardless of their physical condition.
Analysis: This argument suffers from a classic 'Gap' between its premise and its conclusion. The premise establishes that a 'sudden increase' in exercise is the culprit for heart attacks, but the conclusion assumes that the 'new health program' will necessarily involve such a sudden increase. To make this conclusion follow logically, we need an assumption that guarantees the program will cause employees to ramp up their activity levels abruptly rather than gradually. Look for an answer that forces this connection between the program and the dangerous behavior mentioned.
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Unlock Full Passage1.The conclusion drawn by the physician follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
Correct Answer
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If the new health program leads employees to abruptly increase the amount of exercise, the stated rule (sudden increase -> higher risk) applies, and the conclusion that there will be increased risk among the company’s employees follows.
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