A physician who is too thorough

Answer choices

1. A

   No Impact1% picked this

   Not all medical tests entail significant

   This is very weak and works against our purposes. If some medical tests aren't uncomfortable, that diminishes one of the author's downsides (unnecessary tests).

   1%
2. B

   Correct77% picked this

   Sometimes, unnecessary medical tests cause healthy people to

   Why this is right

   This is an unlikely answer because of how weak it is, but it adds to one of the downsides the author brought up, so it does strengthen somewhat (and the other answers do nothing or go the wrong way).

   Skill tested: Strengthen · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   77%
3. C

   Opposite (if anything)3% picked this

   Some patients refuse to accept a physician’s assurance that the patient

   If anything this would weaken by diminishing the danger of a patient leaving with a false sense of security. Diminishing one of the downsides the author presented would weaken the argument.

   3%
4. D

   Opposite (if anything)7% picked this

   The more complete the series of tests performed in a medical checkup, the more likely it is that a rare disease,

   This answer would seem to counter one of the downsides the author presented. She was making unnecessary testing seem like a bad thing, and this answer is sort of affirming that there is some value to having more tests done on you.

   7%
5. E

   No Impact13% picked this

   Physicians can eliminate the need to order certain tests by carefully questioning patients and rejecting some

   The ability to eliminate certain tests doesn't address the core issue: the difficulty in determining the appropriate thoroughness of a checkup when patients are asymptomatic. If anything this seems to counter the author's concern that a doctor will order too many tests.

   13%