December 2010 LSAT Section 5 Question 17

A 24-year study of 1,500 adults showed that those subjects with a high intake of foods rich in beta- carotene were mu...

AndrewArabie on October 22, 2022

Answer choice E

To me, answer choice E explains the difference between the results in the first study but I don't see why it has an impact on the second, 12-year study, so I chose this one. Can someone explain this to me?

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Emil-Kunkin on October 24, 2022

It doesn't have to impact the 12 year study. It calls into question the findings of the longer study, and by questioning the validity of those results, it can help resolve the discrepancy between those results and those in the shorter study

AndrewArabie on October 24, 2022

Great! thank you!