alcohol

[nileshdalvi]

Donna: For the most part, medical researchers
agree that someone who regularly consumes large
amounts of alcohol will probably have serious
health problems.
Steve: Heavy drinking does not adversely
impact one's health. My great uncle drank heavily
for years and seemed in perfect health. In fact, he
lived to be 87 years old.
Which one of the following is a major flaw in
Steve's argument?
(A) Steve's argument uses only one example to
attempt to refute a probable, not a foregone,
result.
(B) Steve cites an example that medical
researchers did not study.
(C) Steve's argument implies that there can be no
correlation between heavy drinking and poor
health.
(D) Steve's argument fails to acknowledge the
possibility that his great uncle may not have
been in good health after all.
(E) Steve doesn't indicate how long ago his great
uncle lived so that different medical treatments
can be taken into account.

[ColumbiaVC]

C

[gunjan1208]

I shall go with D.

[nileshdalvi]

Please provide the reasoning. However, none of the above answers are same as the OA.

[gauravhasija]

Donna: For the most part, medical researchers
agree that someone who regularly consumes large
amounts of alcohol will probably have serious
health problems.
Steve: Heavy drinking does not adversely
impact one's health. My great uncle drank heavily
for years and seemed in perfect health. In fact, he
lived to be 87 years old.
Which one of the following is a major flaw in
Steve's argument?
(A) Steve's argument uses only one example to
attempt to refute a probable, not a foregone,
result.
(B) Steve cites an example that medical
researchers did not study.
(C) Steve's argument implies that there can be no
correlation between heavy drinking and poor
health.
(D) Steve's argument fails to acknowledge the
possibility that his great uncle may not have
been in good health after all.
(E) Steve doesn't indicate how long ago his great
uncle lived so that different medical treatments
can be taken into account.

IMO A

a)Correct
b)Med researchers-Not mentioned
c)Correlation is there Heavy drinking does not adversely
impact one's health means it affects..though not dversely
d)My great uncle drank heavily
for years and seemed in perfect health health has been accounted already
e)Medical treatments are out of scope.

[Deepthi Subbu]

IMO A

[sl750]

C
Steve opens his argument by saying "Heavy drinking does not adversely
impact one's health", this implies he believes that there is no correlation between
heavy drinking and poor health

I found A wrong because although Steve uses one example the argument does not mention any
result of the researchers' hypothesis

[saketk]

IMO A -- the question related to his uncles' health is already answered. this puts D out of the question.

You cannot use one statement to generalize a particular scenario.

Also the language in Donna's statement uses "most probably" -- means not 100%. there can be exceptions.

[dhonu121]

Concur the most with what A says.
A->Major Weakener.You cannot reject something based on just one example.
B->Yes even this is a weakener.But a small weakener as compared to A.
C->Yes it did.But that's a fact about the argument, not a flaw.
D->No.He said that he was in perfect health.Rejected
E->Not a weakener.Moreover, looks irrelevent.
Please post the OA nilesh.

[GmatKiss]

OA is A (LSAT Practice question)

[nileshdalvi]

Yes OA is A. Sorry for the late reply.

[navami]

IMO A