PrepTest 65, Section 2, Question 8

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The proportion of fat calories in the diets of people who read the nutrition labels on food products is significantly lower than it is in the diets of people who do not read nutrition labels. This shows that reading these labels promotes healthful dietary behavior.

The proportion of fat calories in the diets of people who read the nutrition labels on food products is significantly lower than it is in the diets of people who do not read nutrition labels. This shows that reading these labels promotes healthful dietary behavior.

The proportion of fat calories in the diets of people who read the nutrition labels on food products is significantly lower than it is in the diets of people who do not read nutrition labels. This shows that reading these labels promotes healthful dietary behavior.

The proportion of fat calories in the diets of people who read the nutrition labels on food products is significantly lower than it is in the diets of people who do not read nutrition labels. This shows that reading these labels promotes healthful dietary behavior.

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8

The reasoning in the argument above is flawed in that the argument

illicitly infers a cause from a correlation

relies on a sample that is unlikely to be representative of the group as a whole

confuses a condition that is necessary for a phenomenon to occur with a condition that is sufficient for that phenomenon to occur

takes for granted that there are only two possible alternative explanations of a phenomenon

draws a conclusion about the intentions of a group of people based solely on data about the consequences of their behavior

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