PrepTest 114, Section 1, Question 1
Physician: In itself, exercise does not cause heart(56 more words not shown)
The conclusion drawn by the(11 more words not shown)
- AEmployees will abruptly(13 more words not shown)
- BThe exercises involved(15 more words not shown)
- CThe new health(12 more words not shown)
- DThe new health(9 more words not shown)
- EAll employees, no(12 more words not shown)
Reading the argument
What does the new health program actually ask employees to do?
The physician gives us a rule about a sudden increase in exercise. Under that rule, even a person who is already fit faces increased risk if the amount of exercise suddenly jumps. The concern isn't simply exercising, and it isn't limited to people who were out of shape beforehand.
Then the conclusion brings in the company's new program. We haven't been told its contents. It might involve exercise, or it might focus on something else. Even if it involves exercise, employees could build up gradually. Calling it a health program doesn't establish the sudden increase the physician's rule requires.
What we’re looking for
We're asked to make the conclusion follow. Give us that missing connection: the program will cause employees to abruptly increase their amount of exercise. Then the stated rule would establish the increased risk.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
'Abruptly' gives us the sudden change we predicted. The program causes an abrupt increase in employees' exercise, and the physician says such an increase raises the risk of heart attack. Put those together and the program leads to increased risk among employees. This establishes the conclusion about risk; it doesn't mean every employee will actually have a heart attack.
- B
More strenuous exercises aren't necessarily a sudden increase in the amount of exercise. Employees might switch gradually to harder exercises, for example. The rule we've been given concerns a sudden increase in amount, so B doesn't provide everything needed to apply it.
- C
Regular exercise isn't the same as a sudden increase. Employees could ease into the routine, or the regular routine could match what they already do. Requiring employees to exercise regularly doesn't establish the particular change that raises risk under the physician's rule.
- D
A sudden change in policy doesn't necessarily mean a sudden change in exercise. The company could announce a new policy immediately while introducing its exercise requirements gradually. We need to connect the program to what employees do, not merely to when the company changes its rules.
- E
Universal participation tells us who joins, but not what joining requires. We still don't know whether the program makes those employees suddenly exercise more. The missing information is the change in exercise, not whether all levels of physical fitness are represented.
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