maia_gmat Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 It is true of both men and women that those who marry as young adults live longer than those who never marry. This dose not show that marriage causes people to live longer, since, as compared with other people of the same age, young adults who are about to get married have fewer of the unhealthy habits that can cause a person to have a shorter life, most notably smoking and immoderate drinking of alcohol. Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above? Marriage tends to cause people to engage less regularly in sports that involve risk of bodily harm. A married person who has an unhealthy habit is more likely to give up that habit than a person with the same habit who is unmarried. A person who smokes is much more likely than a nonsmoker to marry a person who smokes at the time of marriage, and the same is true for people who drink alcohol immoderately. Among people who marry as young adults, most of those who give up an unhealthy habit after marriage do not resume the habit later in life. Among people who as young adults neither drink alcohol immoderately nor smoke, those who never marry live as long as those who marry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shri62 Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 would pick D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyonMBA Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 wuld votre for D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scmba Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Would pick E because the author of the argument refutes the statement that those who marry live longer than those who do not marry. The author believes that healthy habits lead people to live longer than those who do not have healthy habits. It just happens that these healthy people are marrying other healthy people, thus showing married couples live longer. Choice E strengthens this argument by stating that lifestyle habits of people cause the people to live longer, not the fact that people are married or not. This is one of those tricky alternative explanation questions. Any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki_parekh Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 would go with d as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saurabhmalpani Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Hi! I will agree with E. The conclusion here is:-->"This dose not show that marriage causes people to live longer". So we need a statement that can support the conclusion and E does it in a Perfect way. Thanks Saurabh Malpani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyzygy Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Hi! I will agree with E. The conclusion here is:-->"This dose not show that marriage causes people to live longer". So we need a statement that can support the conclusion and E does it in a Perfect way. Thanks Saurabh Malpani Here's what your conclusion is missing This dose not show that marriage causes people to live longer, since, as compared with other people of the same age but that young adults who are about to get married have fewer of the unhealthy habits that can cause a person to have a shorter life, most notably smoking and immoderate drinking of alcohol. the argument concludes that it's not marriage per se that prolongs life but the fact that people who are about to get married have fewer vices The only choice that supports the author's argument is D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scmba Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 Although psyzygy choice D points out a situation that occurs after someone gets married which would contradict your last statement. Maia gmat would you post the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLMD Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 E is the right answer. Scmba had a great explanation. btw, the OA is E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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