Read the Paragraph Below and Answer the Questions That Follow

question 20

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) Soda may be one of America's favorite beverages, but many experts now believe that drinking soda is bad for our health. (2) Because soda is high in calories but offers no nutritional value, it contributes to weight gain and obesity. (3) The sugar and acid in soda can cause unhealthy tooth decay. (4) Even sugar-free drinks may cause health problems because, as some studies have indicated, artificial sweeteners may increase the risk for cancer and other diseases. (5) Other research has shown that drinking soda is harmful to bones. (6) The phosphorus in soda causes bones to lose calcium. (7) As a result, they weaken and break more easily.
Select the number of the topic sentence in the paragraph above.

• A) Sentence 1
• B) Sentence 2
• C) Sentence 3

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Definitions:

Self-Contradiction

A statement that denies itself, presenting an inconsistency that renders the statement false.

Conjunction

In grammar, a word that connects clauses, sentences, or words; in logic, an operator that combines two boolean variables or propositions to return true only if both operands are true.

Biconditional

A logical statement where both parts must be true or false together; often expressed as "if and only if."

Self-Contradictions

Statements or propositions that are inherently inconsistent with themselves, meaning they cannot both be true in the same context or under the same conditions.