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Q1 - Flavonoids are a common

by PhoebeL747 Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:40 pm

I understand why D is the correct answer but I can't articulate why C is wrong! Help!
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Re: Q1 - Flavonoids are a common

by ohthatpatrick Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:00 pm

The difference between (C) and (D) is the difference in meaning between
"X will prevent heart disease"
and
"X helps to prevent heart disease".

How are those different in meaning?

What if we said,
X will prevent pregnancy
vs.
X helps to prevent pregnancy?

:)

It's pretty clear that in the first example, I feel as though the manufacturers of X are promising me that if I take X, I won't get pregnant.

In the second example, it sounds like taking X would lower my chances of getting pregnant, but it's not being sold as a guarantee.