In the next 20 years, it is likely that we will be able to identify the genetic susceptibility an individual has toward any particular disease. Eventually, effective strategies will be developed to counteract each such susceptibility. Therefore, once these strategies are discovered, people who follow them will never fall ill.

The argument above relies on which of the following assumptions?

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In the next 20 years, it is likely that we will be able to identify the genetic susceptibility an individual has toward any particular disease. Eventually, effective strategies will be developed to counteract each such susceptibility. Therefore, once these strategies are discovered, people who follow them will never fall ill.

The argument above relies on which of the following assumptions?

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**Solution:**

1. The argument states that in 20 years, genetic susceptibility to diseases will be identifiable and effective strategies will be found to counteract these susceptibilities.

2. It concludes that people who follow these strategies will never get sick.

3. For this conclusion to hold, it must be assumed that genetic susceptibility is a cause of diseases; otherwise, counteracting genetic susceptibility would not prevent sickness.

4. Option (c) states that all human illnesses are partly due to genetic susceptibilities, which supports the argument’s conclusion.

5. Other options either introduce unnecessary conditions (a, b) or are not essential for the argument (d).

**Answer:** (c) All human illnesses are partly caused by individuals’ genetic susceptibilities

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