PT50, S2, Q19 Dietitian: It is true that nutrients are most

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19. (A)
Question type: Analyze Argument Structure
What makes this problem particularly challenging is that the structure of the original argument is a bit fragmented. Specifically, it’s not explicitly clear how the first sentence relates to the rest of the argument. However, we do know that...

(1) while fat is generally unhealthy
(2) at least some fat is required to transform beta cerotene into vitamin A
(3) so eating raw carrots, which have a lot of carotene, without fat, is not an effective way to obtain vitamin A.

Therefore, the dietician is indirectly stating that some fat is necessary. We can summarize that the dietician feels some fat is necessary, but overall fat is generally unhealthy. Answer choice (A) most closely represents this idea, and is therefore correct.

(B) is incorrect because of scope and degree.
(C) is incorrect because of interpretation.
(D) is incorrect because of interpretation.
(E) is incorrect because of interpretation.