Several aisles of items meant to shield adults and children from the sun may be found in any supermarket or drugstore. In addition, a slew of public health programmes, like National Skin Cancer Awareness Month, have been launched to warn us about the sun's harmful UV rays and provide advice on how to protect ourselves. Despite repeated warnings about the hazards of the sun, a new poll indicated that only about half of all adults adequately protect themselves from it. This paragraph perfectly exemplifies the claim that
A. Adults are less protected from the sun's harmful rays than children
B. The need for sun protection is at an all-time high.
C. Adults are not paying attention to the warnings regarding the dangers of sun exposure.
D. There isn't enough information out there concerning the consequences of overexposure to the sun.
Answer:C
Several aisles of items meant to shield adults and children from the sun may be found in any supermarket or drugstore. In addition, a slew of public health programmes, like National Skin Cancer Awareness Month, have been launched to warn us about the sun's harmful UV rays and provide advice on how to protect ourselves. Despite repeated warnings about the hazards of the sun, a new poll indicated that only about half of all adults adequately protect themselves from it. This paragraph perfectly exemplifies the claim that
A. Adults are less protected from the sun's harmful rays than children B. The need for sun protection is at an all-time high. C. Adults are not paying attention to the warnings regarding the dangers of sun exposure. D. There isn't enough information out there concerning the consequences of overexposure to the sun.
Explanation: The last statement demonstrates that this response is correct. Although children may be better sun-protected than adults, the text does not expressly provide statistics on children, so we can't be sure, ruling out option a. Choices b and d are not supported by evidence in the paragraph. Choice e is erroneous because the last phrase states that warnings about the dangers of the sun are common.