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Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion less likely to be true.
Answers that look negative but attack a claim the argument never relied on.
Find the assumption the argument depends on, then pick the choice that undermines it.
The charge made above against alternative medicine is most seriously weakened if it is true that
predictions based on orthodox medicine
5% picked this
alternative medicine relies on concepts
11% picked this
alternative medicine provides hope to
8% picked this
a patient’s belief in the
Why this is right
Answer D is correct.
Skill tested: Weaken · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
75% picked this
many treatments used for a
1% picked this
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