ParadoxDiff: Hard

Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: A group of people got sick from bad seafood at a restaurant, but when officials checked, most customers that day weren't exposed to the bacteria; despite this, the officials still blame the restaurant's food.

Reasoning: N/A.

Analysis: We have a classic mystery here: how can the restaurant be the source if most diners didn't encounter the bacteria? To resolve this, we need a piece of information that explains why only a small group was affected while the rest were safe. Perhaps the bacteria was limited to a specific dish or a single batch of ingredients that only the sick individuals consumed. Look for an answer that isolates the exposure to just those who fell ill.

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Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy indicated above?

Correct Answer
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If all and only those who ate one particular seafood dish became ill, that neatly explains why most seafood diners had no contact with the bacteria (they didn’t eat that dish) while still supporting the officials’ confidence that contaminated seafood from that restaurant caused the cases.
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