Which of the following statements is best supported by the warnings listed above?

Question

Warnings by Surgeons General Regarding Cigarette Smoking

Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy.
Quitting smoking now greatly reduces serious risks to your health.
Smoking by pregnant women may result in fetal injury, premature birth, and low birth weight.
Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide.


a. Smokers are more likely to contract lung cancer than to develop heart disease.
b. Pregnant women who smoke will probably not suffer from emphysema.
c. Scientists have only just discovered the harmful effects of cigarette smoke.
d. Carbon monoxide is not healthful to the human body.
e. The majority of all premature births occur in the United States

Answer 1

None of the above.
a. no evidence in statement that the diseases listed are in any order of occurrence.
b. statement regarding pregnant women relates to fetus only, not the woman smoker.
c. no evidence of time in the statement (ie, the statement does not read "recently the surgeon general has found..."
d. nothing in the statement links the harm of consuming carbon dioxide to a human. (Maybe they are doing the "common sense" link here.
e. no evidence in the statement that this warning is posted by the Surgeons General of the United States, but specially, there is nothing in the statement that would suggestion premature births occur in the United Statements, never mind the "majority" of them.

Answer 2

I think d is the answer. The rest don't seem to reflect on the statements provided.