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Every year, many people become ill because of airborne mold [#permalink] New post   12 Jul 2018, 07:15
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Every year, many people become ill because of airborne mold spores in their homes. After someone becomes ill, specialists are often hired to eradicate the mold. These specialists look in damp areas of the house, since mold is almost always found in places where there is substantial moisture. If one wishes to avoid mold poisoning, then, one should make sure to keep all internal plumbing in good condition to prevent leakage that could serve as a breeding ground for mold.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

(A) Mold itself does not create moisture.
(B) Most homeowners know enough about plumbing to determine whether theirs is in good condition.
(C) Mold cannot grow in dry areas.
(D) No varieties of mold are harmless.
(E) Mold spores cannot be filtered from the air.

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Re: Every year, many people become ill because of airborne mold [#permalink] New post   09 Nov 2018, 09:51
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The conclusion of this argument is
To avoid mold poisoning --> identify moisture areas like plumbing leakage --> prevent leakage and prevent mold from breeding.

We can try negating the options..

A. Mold itself does not create moisture.
Suppose Mold creates its own moisture. Then identifying moisture areas is a futile exercise as mold would have formed already. Therefore we cannot prevent breeding of mold and hence the chain of reasoning in the conclusion become invalid.

B. Most homeowners know enough about plumbing to determine whether theirs is in good condition.
Suppose most homeowners do not know enough about plumbing. So what? Irrespective of their plumbing skills they can identify leakage and prevent breeding of mold. Does not change the conclusion.

C. Mold cannot grow in dry areas.
Suppose mold can grow in dry areas. So mold can grow in presence of moisture as well as dry areas. So prevent plumbing leakages to prevent breeding of mold in moisture areas. Tackle the mold in dry areas separately. It still does not change the conclusion on moisture-breeding mold.

D. No varieties of mold are harmless.
Suppose few varieties of mold are harmless. So there are still harmful mold that breed near moisture and hence the conclusion holds.

E. Mold spores cannot be filtered from the air.
Suppose mold spores can be filtered from air. Still the conclusion on preventing the breeding of mold near moisture holds true.

The BEST FIT is A.
One way of handling this kind of questions is to negate the options relating to the conclusion and see if the conclusion still holds true.
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Re: Every year, many people become ill because of airborne mold [#permalink] New post   03 Dec 2018, 15:18
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The best way to answer such questions is separate conclusion and argument of passage. Conclusion is that homeowners should maintain internal plumbing to avoid mold. Argument/evidence is that mold grows in moist areas.

This will eliminate B, since B is related to conclusion and not to argument. If the question was what assumption does the conclusion depend on, then it will be this answer (I think).

As for D and E, they aren't really about the argument. It is about the concept/topic that mold causes airborne illness.

For A and C, this can be tricky, I was stuck too for a couple of minutes. But again, C can be eliminated because argument is about mold and moisture. It says mold is almost always found in damp areas. The argument says that look for moisture areas as mold grows there, ignoring that moisture can be produced by mold.

I hope this helps.
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Re: Every year, many people become ill because of airborne mold [#permalink] New post   06 Feb 2021, 18:57
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The argument states that to avoid molds one should keep the plumbing in good condition. Therefore the assumption is that, mold does not create moisture. If mold created moisture then there no need to ensure plumbing be kept in good condition.
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Re: Every year, many people become ill because of airborne mold [#permalink] New post   27 Oct 2018, 15:04
I chose B. How is A correct?
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Re: Every year, many people become ill because of airborne mold [#permalink] New post   29 Oct 2018, 10:22
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The assumption is not that you are a plumber. The context is that mold grows in a certain condition where the moisture is substantial. Therefore, the assumption is that mold itself does not create its own environment.

Hope now is more clear to you.

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Re: Every year, many people become ill because of airborne mold [#permalink] New post   30 Oct 2018, 09:33
I chose C. Is C contradicted by the following from the passage: mold is almost always found in places where there is substantial moisture - because of "ALMOST always."?
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Re: Every year, many people become ill because of airborne mold [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2018, 17:39
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This is an assumption question.

An unstated gap between the argument and its conclusion.

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Re: Every year, many people become ill because of airborne mold [#permalink] New post   16 Feb 2021, 23:54
one crazy question,all option look correct!!
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