A new government policy

Answer choices

1. A

   Irrelevant Comparison4% picked this

   The number of individuals in the high-risk group for influenza will not significantly change from

   The number of individuals in the high-risk group does not impact whether those individuals will need to receive a vaccine.

   4%
2. B

   Weakens (if anything)3% picked this

   The likelihood that a serious influenza epidemic will occur varies from

   This makes it possible that one year there is no risk of influenza and so high-risk individuals may not need to receive a vaccine that year.

   3%
3. C

   Reiterates Premise / No Impact30% picked this

   No vaccine for the influenza virus protects against more than one strain

   This tells us something we already know. We were told that "Each year’s vaccination will protect only against the strain of the influenza virus deemed most likely to be prevalent that year", so we already know that the vaccine only protects against one strain. This doesn't resolve our concern that if the same strain is the most prevalent for two consecutive years, then a high-risk patient wouldn't necessarily need to get a new vaccine each year.

   30%
4. D

   Correct62% picked this

   Each year the strain of influenza virus deemed most likely to be prevalent will be one that had not previously been deemed

   Why this is right

   This ensures that each year the strain of influenza virus deemed most likely to be prevalent is one that has not been vaccinated against previously.

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

   62%
5. E

   Out of Scope1% picked this

   Each year’s vaccine will have fewer side effects than the vaccine of the previous year since the technology for

   Side effects are not relevant to this argument.

   1%