Multiple choice

Tea drinking is demonstrated as having significant salutary effects. One area is that of generating a feeling of well-being and good health through its antioxidant action in reducing free radicals. As a result, tea drinkers lead longer, healthier and happier lives.

Which of the following most weakens the above argument?

  1. Several studies have debunked this idea of tea drinker’s leading longer lives.

  2. The antioxidant effects of tea drinking can be obtained through other means also.

  3. Beneficial effects of tea drinking have not been conclusively proved.

  4. Tea and coffee preferences are usually genetically determined.

  5. The perceived happiness is only due to the feel good factor.
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Explanation

Option 4 implies a cause other than ‘tea drinking’ to explain the relationship between the premise and the conclusion. Since tea preference is genetically determined, long life also may be genetically determined rather than being the effect of tea drinking. Genetics is the cause, tea drinking and long life are the effects.

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