Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT13 S4 Q18 Explanation

Orthodox medicine is ineffective at

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TopicsMust be True

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Stimulus

Orthodox medicine is ineffective at both ends of the spectrum of ailments. At the more trivial end, orthodox medicine is largely ineffective in treating aches, pains, and allergies, and, at the other extreme, it has yet to produce a cure for serious, life‐threatening diseases such as advanced cancer and lupus. People turn free of such side effects is that it does not have any effects at all.

What this question is testing

Must be True

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
18.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    Practitioners of alternative medicine are acting in

  2. Correct78% picked this

    There are some medical conditions for which no orthodox or alternative

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap15% picked this

    There are some trivial illnesses that can be treated effectively by the methods

  4. Trap6% picked this

    There are no effective medical treatments that are free from unacceptable

  5. Trap1% picked this

    Orthodox medicine will eventually produce a solution for the diseases that

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