LR from Princeton Review

[AlexY297]

Hi I came across this question from Princeton Review and thought the wording will probably and not.. makes it little interesting take on logical reasoning. Thanks, Alex

If the FDA does not relax some of its regulations governing the testing of experimental drugs, tens of thousands of US citizens are sure to die as a result of certain diseases before an effective treatment is found and generally available.

It can be concluded from the statement above that if the FDA does relax some of its regulations governing the testing of experimental drugs, then tens of thousands of US citizens.

A) will definitely die of certain diseases
B) will probably die of certain diseases
C) will probably not die of certain diseases
D) will not die of certain diseases
E) may still die of certain diseases

[ohthatpatrick]

Since we don't know anything from that conditional about what would happen if the trigger did NOT occur, then you would just pick the weakest worded answer, (E).

It somewhat plays off the idea of
"If X happens, then ppl would be SURE to die"

so
"If X does not happen, then who knows? Maybe some'll die, maybe they won't."