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The symptoms that US president Zachary Taylor began showing five days

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The symptoms that US president Zachary Taylor began showing five days [#permalink] New post   26 Nov 2022, 07:26
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The symptoms that US president Zachary Taylor began showing five days before his death are consistent with arsenic poisoning. Recent examinations of Taylor's bones, however, revealed levels of arsenic comparable to those found in the bones of Taylor's contemporaries. These levels are much lower than the levels of arsenic that remain in the bones of arsenic poisoning victims who live for more than a day after ingesting a lethal does of the poison.


Which of the following is most strongly supported by the statements given?

(A) The symptoms that Taylor began showing five days before his death are consistent with poisoning other than arsenic poisoning

(B) Taylor's death was not the result of arsenic poisoning

(C) The symptoms that Taylor began showing five days before his death were not caused by a lethal dose of arsenic

(D) The symptoms that Taylor began showing five days before his death grew more severe each day

(E) It is unusual for a person who has ingested a lethal dose of arsenic to live for more than a day

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Re: The symptoms that US president Zachary Taylor began showing five days [#permalink] New post   30 Nov 2022, 04:45
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Victims of arsenic poisoning that live for more than one day will have high levels or arsenic in their bones. Zachary showed signes, lived for 5 more days, but levels of arsenic are low.

a) Incorrect - we only know that they are consistent with arsenic poisoning, this could be one of many types of poisoning
b) Incorrect - It was not arsenic poisoning, could have very well been other type
c) Correct - he lived for more than a day, so if it was arsenic, his levels should have been higher
d) Incorrect - out of scope, no indication that he got worse each day
e) Incorrect - last sentence indicates that this happens, not sure how often, but it does
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