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I have an alternative explanation that works for ALL of the above examples:

The explanation is: anti-vaxx propaganda and antiscience aggression is to blame

Happy new year!

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But that's not in the spirit of the exercise! Although they may just give you a PhD right on the spot if you answer like that.

Happy new year!

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So like the guys with the real milk also eat a lot of cookies and icecream...

...and the soy boys group eats a lot of, well, soy

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Well, that's sort of the prompt, as if to highlight the fact that differences in diet or other factors could contribute to the obesity, not just the hormones alone. Most of these prompts are designed like a "correlation not being causation" form of argument.

Personally, I'd be eating cookies regardless of drink! 🤷‍♂️

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Happy New Year!

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You certainly have shown us how to look at problems from many different angles. Great food for thought! Cheers 🥂

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I hope so! Or if not I others hopefully. There's plenty of perspectives worth examining to find the answers.

Cheers Clarisse!

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Those are great to get the thinker going! Thanks for picking them out, I find it helpful.

Happy New Year! 🥳🥂🎉❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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I hope people actually engage with the prompts and at least give it some thought. Being exposed to different arguments means we should look at the arguments and find strengths and weaknesses, so it's a bit of an interesting exercise to consider. 🤷‍♂️

Happy New Year!

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Now freshly warmed up for the GREs, my New Year’s resolution is to inform my wife and kids that we are returning to a grad school life style.

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Uh oh, I hope that doesn't turn ugly! I thought the GREs are rather interesting in how they are designed, although I thought the Issue prompts were ridiculous.

But let me know if you all get into a graduate program together! 😉

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