Logical Reasoning

PT113 · S3 · Q4 Doctor: The practice of using this

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Doctor: The practice of using this therapy to treat the illness cannot be adequately supported by the claim that any therapy for treating the illness is more effective than no therapy at all.

Conclusion

The practice of using this therapy to treat the illness cannot be adequately supported by the claim that any therapy for treating the illness is more effective than no therapy at all.

Rephrase: Effectiveness alone is not enough justification for using this therapy.

Evidence

What must also be taken into account is that this therapy is expensive and complicated.

Evaluate

The conclusion appears in the first sentence and is clarified by the following sentence. This argument fits one of the common patterns, where the conclusion is found in the first sentence and then supported by additional claims or considerations. In this case, the consideration of expense and complication acts as support for the main claim—that effectiveness is not sufficient justification.

Goal

Find the best available meaning match for *effectiveness alone is not enough justification for using this therapy.*

4.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main point of the doctor's argument?

  1. The therapy is more effective

    Unsupported Comparison

    (A) This answer makes a claim about the therapy being more effective than no treatment, which doesn't align with the main point of the argument. The argument is questioning the adequacy of using effectiveness as the sole justification, rather than comparing the therapy's effectiveness to no treatment.

    5% picked this

  2. The therapy is more effective

    Unsupported Comparison

    This answer introduces a comparison regarding the therapy's effectiveness against other forms of treatment, which was not discussed in the argument. The argument focuses on whether effectiveness alone is a sufficient justification for using the therapy, not on its effectiveness relative to other treatments.

    1% picked this

  3. The therapy is more expensive

    Unsupported Comparison

    This choice introduces a comparison with other forms of treatment that was not made in the argument.

    6% picked this

  4. The therapy should not be

    Too Strong

    This choice implies an absolute condition for not using the therapy, which is not stated or implied in the argument.

    8% picked this

  5. Correct

    The therapy’s possible effectiveness in

    Why this is right

    This choice accurately reflects the doctor's conclusion that effectiveness on its own is not sufficient justification for using the therapy.

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

    79% picked this

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