SAT OwlQuestion bank / Cross-Text Connections
Text 1: Some nutritionists recommend that people avoid all dietary fat, arguing that fat is the main cause of weight gain and heart disease.
Text 2: Not all fats affect health in the same way. Research has shown that unsaturated fats, found in foods such as olive oil, nuts, and fish, can lower levels of harmful cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. Trans fats, by contrast, raise that risk.
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the recommendation in Text 1?
By agreeing that people should avoid all fats
By claiming that fish is generally unhealthy
By suggesting that trans fats lower the risk of heart disease
By arguing that the recommendation overlooks important differences among types of fat
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Answer: D
Text 1 treats all fat as harmful. Text 2 says some fats lower heart disease risk while others raise it. The author would respond that avoiding all fat ignores these differences, choice D.
Choice C reverses Text 2, which says trans fats raise heart disease risk.
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