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colic in infants

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by ranell » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:09 am
It is probably not true that colic in infants is caused by
the inability of those infants to tolerate certain antibodies
found in cow's milk, since it is often the case that
symptoms of colic are shown by infants that are fed
breast milk exclusively.
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously
weakens the argument?
(A) A study involving 500 sets of twins has found
that if one infant has colic, its twin will probably
also have colic.
(B) Symptoms of colic generally disappear as infants
grow older, whether the infants have been fed
breast milk exclusively or have been fed infant
formula containing cow's milk.
(C) In a study of 5,000 infants who were fed only
infant formula containing cow's milk, over
4,000 of the infants never displayed any
symptoms of colic.
(D) When mothers of infants that are fed only breast
milk eliminate cow's milk and all products made
from cow's milk from their own diets, any colic
symptoms that their infants have manifested
quickly disappear.
(E) Infants that are fed breast milk develop mature
digestive systems at an earlier age than do those
that are fed infant formulas, and infants with
mature digestive systems are better able to
tolerate certain proteins and antibodies found in
cow's milk.
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Re: colic in infants

by ranell » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:19 am
It is probably not true that colic in infants is caused by the inability of those infants to tolerate certain antibodies found in cow's milk, since it is often the case that symptoms of colic are shown by infants that are fed breast milk exclusively.

Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) A study involving 500 sets of twins has found that if one infant has colic, its twin will probably also have colic.
(B) Symptoms of colic generally disappear as infants grow older, whether the infants have been fed breast milk exclusively or have been fed infant formula containing cow's milk.
(C) In a study of 5,000 infants who were fed only infant formula containing cow's milk, over 4,000 of the infants never displayed any symptoms of colic.
(D) When mothers of infants that are fed only breast milk eliminate cow's milk and all products made from cow's milk from their own diets, any colic symptoms that their infants have manifested quickly disappear.
(E) Infants that are fed breast milk develop mature digestive systems at an earlier age than do those that are fed infant formulas, and infants with mature digestive systems are better able to tolerate certain proteins and antibodies found in cow's milk.
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Re: colic in infants

by ranell » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:19 am
It's from LSAT. Hope you will like it
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by niraj_a » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:25 am
D

damn double negatives !!!
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by siddharth rastogi » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:14 pm
IMO D

OA?
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by rish » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:21 pm
IMO E
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by kbharadwaj.1987 » Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:25 pm
Hey it has got to be D.
Why's it E?
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by arorag » Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:32 pm
To weaken arguments---- here it means to prove that Colic is cause by caw milk.
To me D make sense....
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by mehravikas » Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:45 pm
I agree. answer should be 'D'
arorag wrote:To weaken arguments---- here it means to prove that Colic is cause by caw milk.
To me D make sense....
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by gmatmachoman » Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:45 pm
I am confused.

IMO D is not that great..

Any thoughts?
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by tanviet » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:23 am
IMO D

no cause, no effect reasoning
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by gmatv09 » Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:20 pm
IMO D
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by riteshbindal » Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:46 pm
D IMO.
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by kris77 » Sun May 15, 2016 4:18 pm
I am pretty sure that the right Answer is D
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