KittyDoodles wrote:
GMATNinja wrote:
nithyak wrote:
How is B better than E?
The conclusion correlates alcohol consumption with increased susceptibility to cold.
Choice B says seventy five percent of those in the study who did not consume alcohol had cold episodes. This could simply mean that there might be other factors other than alcohol consumption that could have caused cold. Still doesn't rule out that alcohol consumption increases susceptibility to cold.
Choice E says sixty percent of those who never got cold were in fact consumers of alcohol. This points directly to the fact that in spite of drinking alcohol, people did not suffer cold episodes. So definitely a better choice in myopinion.
GMATNinja pls help me understand if there is a flaw in myreasoning.
The conclusion correlates alcohol consumption with increased susceptibility to cold.
Choice B says seventy five percent of those in the study who did not consume alcohol had cold episodes. This could simply mean that there might be other factors other than alcohol consumption that could have caused cold. Still doesn't rule out that alcohol consumption increases susceptibility to cold.
Choice E says sixty percent of those who never got cold were in fact consumers of alcohol. This points directly to the fact that in spite of drinking alcohol, people did not suffer cold episodes. So definitely a better choice in myopinion.
GMATNinja pls help me understand if there is a flaw in myreasoning.
For (E), the percentage of people in the study who consumed alcohol is pretty important.
If alcohol-drinkers make up 90% of those in the study but only 60% of those that never got a cold, then it seems like consuming alcohol increases the likelihood of getting a cold.
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