Multiple choice

Eating fruit after dinner increases the chance of contracting diabetes at a younger age. Doctors recommend eating fruit before a meal instead. It has been found that people have a habit of doing the opposite and as a result spend a huge amount of money on treatment. Now that people are being educated about the same, the cost of treatment would drop significantly.

Which of the following reasons would pose a doubt on the conclusion given by the author?

  1. A drop in the number of patients is erroneously held responsible for a drop in the cost of treatment.

  2. There is no material difference between fruit taken before or after the main course.

  3. Taken in moderation, fruit intake does not lead to diabetes.

  4. Cost of treatment depends upon severity of the ailment.

  5. Changing a habit can be a difficult task, hence not an effective method for controlling diseases.
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Explanation

There is no direct relation between the evidence and the conclusion. A drop in number of patients won't necessarily bring down individual treatment costs.

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