PrepTest 72, Section 3, Question 22

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A recent study revealed that people who follow precisely all the standard recommendations for avoidance of infection by pathogenic microorganisms in meat-based foods are more likely to contract diseases caused by these pathogens than are those who deviate considerably from the standard recommendations. Hence, the standard recommendations for avoidance of infection by these pathogens must be counterproductive.

A recent study revealed that people who follow precisely all the standard recommendations for avoidance of infection by pathogenic microorganisms in meat-based foods are more likely to contract diseases caused by these pathogens than are those who deviate considerably from the standard recommendations. Hence, the standard recommendations for avoidance of infection by these pathogens must be counterproductive.

A recent study revealed that people who follow precisely all the standard recommendations for avoidance of infection by pathogenic microorganisms in meat-based foods are more likely to contract diseases caused by these pathogens than are those who deviate considerably from the standard recommendations. Hence, the standard recommendations for avoidance of infection by these pathogens must be counterproductive.

A recent study revealed that people who follow precisely all the standard recommendations for avoidance of infection by pathogenic microorganisms in meat-based foods are more likely to contract diseases caused by these pathogens than are those who deviate considerably from the standard recommendations. Hence, the standard recommendations for avoidance of infection by these pathogens must be counterproductive.

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The argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it fails to take into account which one of the following possibilities?

Pathogenic microorganisms can reproduce in foods that are not meat-based.

Many people do follow precisely all the standard recommendations for avoidance of infection by pathogenic microorganisms in meat-based foods.

Not all diseases caused by microorganisms have readily recognizable symptoms.

Preventing infection by pathogenic microorganisms is simply a matter of following the appropriate set of recommendations.

Those most concerned with avoiding pathogenic infections from meat-based foods are those most susceptible to them.

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