Question 11. Choice: A Answer: Tim
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All teas are served hot or iced. Most coffees are served
hot or iced and always contain caffeine. Most teas and
some coffees include guarana, but most teas don't
include caffeine. Taurine is found in most teas, but never
in a beverage that includes milk or caffeine. Most
coffees and teas include milk.
Ifthe statements are true, all the following must be true
EXCEPT
A. Some teas include taurine but not caffeine.
B. Some teas or some coffees are served iced with
milk,
C. Some teas include guarana but not caffeine,
D. Some teas don't include caffeine but include mil
E. No coffee includes taurine.
isis an Inference question. It plays on the definitions
‘most,’ and “some” as used in the passage. These
‘words carry meanings of “al.” *more than half” and “at least
one,” respectively. The key here is that when a beverage has
{wo overlapping uses of “most,” “some” is automatically
triggered logically. However, “at least one" cannot be
‘automatically assumed in the absence of two overlapping
Uses of "most." Look at the individual choices to determine
hich is the exception.
Based on the passage, choice (AA) must be true because
most teas include taurine and don't include caffeine.
Choice (B) may be a possible exception. All teas are served
hot or iced, but you don't know how the percentages break
‘out, It could be a 50/50 split. Furthermore, most coffees are
‘served hot or iced. This means that more than half, but fewer
than all, coffees, are served hot or iced, making it quite
possible that 50% or fewer coffees are iced. (It could be that
26% of coffees are served hot and 25% of coffees are
served iced, for example.) Even though more than 50% of
coffees and teas include milk, tis not necessarily rue that
there is overiap between two uses of “most.” here. Itis
entirely possible that no teas and no coffees are served iced
with mk. Therefore, choice (8) is an exception,
‘The passage indicates that choice (C) must be true because
most teas include guarana and don't include caffeine,
Choice (D) must be true because, as given in the passage,
most teas don't include caffeine, but they do include milk
Even though the language in choice (E) is extreme, it must
be true because coffee always contains caffeine and taurine
is never included in a beverage with caffeine,‘Therefore, choice (8) is the only exception and is the correct
answer.