In the given question, the given statement is "An annually conducted nationwide survey by a leading health research organization shows a continuing marked decline in the use of illegal drugs like hashish and charas by high school seniors over the last five years."Which of the following, if true, would provide most support for concluding from the survey results described above that the use of illegal drugs by people below the age of 20 is declining?Another survey found an increase in the rate of smoking amongst the high school seniors.In the past, high school seniors were consistently the population group most likely to use illegal drugs and most likely to use them heavily.The percentage of high school seniors who use illegal drugs is consistently very similar to the percentage of all people below the age of 20 who use illegal drugs.Both (2) and (3).
Question
In the given question, the given statement is "An annually conducted nationwide survey by a leading health research organization shows a continuing marked decline in the use of illegal drugs like hashish and charas by high school seniors over the last five years."Which of the following, if true, would provide most support for concluding from the survey results described above that the use of illegal drugs by people below the age of 20 is declining?Another survey found an increase in the rate of smoking amongst the high school seniors.In the past, high school seniors were consistently the population group most likely to use illegal drugs and most likely to use them heavily.The percentage of high school seniors who use illegal drugs is consistently very similar to the percentage of all people below the age of 20 who use illegal drugs.Both (2) and (3).
Solution
The statement that would provide the most support for concluding from the survey results that the use of illegal drugs by people below the age of 20 is declining is: "The percentage of high school seniors who use illegal drugs is consistently very similar to the percentage of all people below the age of 20 who use illegal drugs."
Here's why:
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"Another survey found an increase in the rate of smoking amongst the high school seniors." This statement does not provide any information about the use of illegal drugs, so it does not support the conclusion.
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"In the past, high school seniors were consistently the population group most likely to use illegal drugs and most likely to use them heavily." This statement provides background information, but it does not directly support the conclusion that the use of illegal drugs by people below the age of 20 is declining.
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"The percentage of high school seniors who use illegal drugs is consistently very similar to the percentage of all people below the age of 20 who use illegal drugs." This statement directly supports the conclusion. If the percentage of high school seniors using illegal drugs is declining and this group is representative of all people below the age of 20, it is reasonable to conclude that the use of illegal drugs by people below the age of 20 is also declining.
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"Both (2) and (3)." While statement 2 provides some context, it does not directly support the conclusion. Therefore, the combination of 2 and 3 is not stronger than 3 alone.
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