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by nehakhas1 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:58 am
Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
The irradiation of food kills bacteria and thus retards spoilage. However, it also lowers
the nutritional value of many foods. For example, irradiation destroys a significant
percentage of whatever vitamin B1 a food may contain. Proponents of irradiation point
out that irradiation is no worse in this respect than cooking. However, this fact is either
beside the point, since much irradiated food is eaten raw, or else misleading, since
_______.
A. many of the proponents of irradiation are food distributors who gain from food’s
having a longer shelf life
B. it is clear that killing bacteria that may be present on food is not the only effect
that irradiation has
C. cooking is usually the final step in preparing food for consumption, whereas
irradiation serves to ensure a longer shelf life for perishable foods
D. certain kinds of cooking are, in fact, even more destructive of vitamin B1 than
carefully controlled irradiation is
E. for food that is both irradiated and cooked, the reduction of vitamin B1 associated
with either process individually is compounded


Ans : B
According to me the ans is E. as B tells that both cooking and irradiation cant be compared as they both have a different significatnce . Can you explain why B??
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by mjjking » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:17 am
What's the source of this question?

It's E, it's the only one that logically ends the argument.
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reasoning B

by satish.nagdev » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:41 pm
IMO B indeed is OA for the question mainly is concerned with irradiated food while except B options refer to cooked food or cooking.

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by krisraam » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:37 pm
IMO B.


Proponents of irradiation point
out that irradiation is no worse in this respect(destroying a significant
percentage of whatever vitamin B1 a food may contain) than cooking. However, this fact is either
beside the point, since much irradiated food is eaten raw, or else misleading, since
" it is clear that k!II!ng bacteria that may be present on food is not the only effect
that irradiation has"

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by umaa » Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:08 pm
IMO E.

"since much irradiated food is eaten raw, or else misleading, since
_______. " E is the only answer which fill up the blank properly.

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Even I choose E.But What I think is that.In Conclusion questions I think (Guys correct me if i am wrong) we are not supposed to take any external information to conclude.I beleive it is some kinda rule for conclusion question so the compounding stuff mentioned in E is something not mentioned any where in the argument so you cannot use something you do not infer.

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by Brad.C » Fri May 13, 2016 2:19 pm
I feel B should be the answer.