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Researchers have discovered that a quick study of the hands — more specifically, the lengths of the index and ring fingers — can reveal a lot about a person’s personality and risk of disease. Of course, your fingers don’t actually control these issues; it’s closer to the other way around. 
Which of the following statements is best supported by the above information?
  • a)
    The larger the difference in the length of the index fingers and ring fingers, the clearer the understanding of the person’s personality that can be achieved through the study of hands.
  • b)
    The lengths of the ring and index fingers are expected to be different for people with different personalities.
  • c)
    It is difficult to ascertain through the study of hands the personality and disposition to disease of a person with almost no difference in the length in the length of index and ring fingers.
  • d)
    Other fingers, except the ring and index fingers, do not provide much information about a person’s personality and risk of disease.
  • e)
    A person’s personality and risk of disease is generally controlled by the length of the index and ring fingers.
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
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Researchers have discovered that a quick study of the hands — more specifically, the lengths of the index and ring fingers — can reveal a lot about a person’s personality and risk of disease. Of course, your fingers don’t actually control these issues; it’s closer to the other way around. 
Which of the following statements is best supported by the above information?
Argument Analysis
 
Pre-Thinking
Conclusion Clarification
N/ A
Pre-Thinking Approach
In order to see which statement can be best supported by the passage, we would need to observe all the facts given in the argument and see if the information in the passage is true, what must also be true.
Inferences: – From the above given information in the passage we can conclude the following:
  • Linkage #1 – (ref.  statement 1& 2 in the logical structure)
  • Conclusion – Different personalities and disease risks will affect the lengths of the index and ring fingers in different ways. 
With this pre-thinking in mind, let's take a look at the option statements.
Answer Choices
A
The larger the difference in the length of the index fingers and ring fingers, the clearer the understanding of the person’s personality that can be achieved through the study of hands.
Incorrect - No information given
The passage only mentions the lengths of the I&R fingers but we are not given any information to conclude on the difference in the length of the index and ring fingers. It could be the case that each finger refers to some personality traits or risks and individual length of a finger is studied to draw the information about the person. In this case, the difference in the length of fingers is of no relevance.
B
The lengths of the ring and index fingers are expected to be different for people with different personalities.
Correct
This option is written along the lines of our pre-thinking combination of linkage 1. Passage supports that for different personalities, these lengths are also expected to be different.
C
It is difficult to ascertain through the study of hands the personality and disposition to disease of a person with almost no difference in the length in the length of index and ring fingers.
Incorrect - No information given
The passage only mentions the lengths of the index and ring fingers, not the difference in lengths and the role played by it.
D
Other fingers, except the ring and index fingers, do not provide much information about a person’s personality and risk of disease.
Incorrect - No information given
We only know that the lengths of index and ring fingers can give us information about a person’s personality and risk of disease. We don’t know what role other fingers can play.
E
A person’s personality and risk of disease is generally controlled by the length of the index and ring fingers.
Incorrect - No information given
As we observed in logical structure, a person’s personality and risk of disease controls the lengths of the index and ring fingers and not the other way round.
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Researchers have discovered that a quick study of the hands — mo...
Researchers have discovered that a quick study of the hands — more specifically, the lengths of the index and ring fingers — can reveal a lot about a person’s personality and risk of disease. Of course, your fingers don’t actually control these issues; it’s closer to the other way around. 
Which of the following statements is best supported by the above information?
Argument Analysis
 
Pre-Thinking
Conclusion Clarification
N/ A
Pre-Thinking Approach
In order to see which statement can be best supported by the passage, we would need to observe all the facts given in the argument and see if the information in the passage is true, what must also be true.
Inferences: – From the above given information in the passage we can conclude the following:
  • Linkage #1 – (ref.  statement 1& 2 in the logical structure)
  • Conclusion – Different personalities and disease risks will affect the lengths of the index and ring fingers in different ways. 
With this pre-thinking in mind, let's take a look at the option statements.
Answer Choices
A
The larger the difference in the length of the index fingers and ring fingers, the clearer the understanding of the person’s personality that can be achieved through the study of hands.
Incorrect - No information given
The passage only mentions the lengths of the I&R fingers but we are not given any information to conclude on the difference in the length of the index and ring fingers. It could be the case that each finger refers to some personality traits or risks and individual length of a finger is studied to draw the information about the person. In this case, the difference in the length of fingers is of no relevance.
B
The lengths of the ring and index fingers are expected to be different for people with different personalities.
Correct
This option is written along the lines of our pre-thinking combination of linkage 1. Passage supports that for different personalities, these lengths are also expected to be different.
C
It is difficult to ascertain through the study of hands the personality and disposition to disease of a person with almost no difference in the length in the length of index and ring fingers.
Incorrect - No information given
The passage only mentions the lengths of the index and ring fingers, not the difference in lengths and the role played by it.
D
Other fingers, except the ring and index fingers, do not provide much information about a person’s personality and risk of disease.
Incorrect - No information given
We only know that the lengths of index and ring fingers can give us information about a person’s personality and risk of disease. We don’t know what role other fingers can play.
E
A person’s personality and risk of disease is generally controlled by the length of the index and ring fingers.
Incorrect - No information given
As we observed in logical structure, a person’s personality and risk of disease controls the lengths of the index and ring fingers and not the other way round.
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Of course answer 'B' is correct because lot different person s different personalities because they index finger and ring finger size and shape will be completely change
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