38: GWD-29-Q27

Though sucking zinc lozenges has been promoted as a treatment for the common cold, research has revealed no consistent effect.  Recently, however, a zinc gel applied nasally has been shown to greatly reduce the duration of colds.  Since the gel contains zinc in the same form and concentration as the lozenges, the greater effectiveness of the gel must be due to the fact that cold viruses tend to concentrate in the nose, not the mouth.

In order to evaluate the argument, it would be most helpful to determine which of the following?

A.        Whether zinc is effective only against colds, or also has an effect on other virally caused diseases

B.         Whether there are remedies that do not contain zinc but that, when taken orally, can reduce the duration of colds

C.        Whether people who frequently catch colds have a zinc deficiency

D.        Whether either the zinc gel or the lozenges contain ingredients that have an impact on the activity of the zinc

E.         Whether the zinc gel has an effect on the severity of cold symptoms, as well as on their duration

我做的时候选的是B可是答案是D，查了几个版本有的选B有的选d， 大家帮我看看啊，我觉得还是B好呢，d好像没有关系

应该是D。

要比较的是Gel和Lozenges，由此评估结论涂鼻子和口服哪个好。而不是一种口服药和另一种口服药的区别。

试想，B选项，无论是和否的回答，都只能说明口服的效果，而无法比较涂鼻子和口服的效果。

Since the gel contains zinc in the same form and concentration as the lozenges, the greater effectiveness of the gel must be due to the fact that cold viruses tend to concentrate in the nose, not the mouth.

我是这样理解的：这里结论说这个药的疗效是因为cold viruses集中在鼻子，b选项的如果成立的话，就能质疑cold viruses集中在鼻子中这个事实

不是哎。。如果B选项成立的话，那随便吃点要都能质疑这个结论了~

说不定别的药药效比较强，所以治疗效果比涂鼻子的ZINC好

恩是的，他们在比较药，现在想明白咯，谢谢啊