Logical Reasoning

PT13 · S4 · Q6 Patient: Pharmacists maintain that doctors

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Patient: Pharmacists maintain that doctors should not be permitted to sell the medicine that they prescribe because doctors would then be tempted to prescribe unnecessary medicines in order to earn extra income.

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

6.

The patient’s argument proceeds by

  1. pointing out an unstated assumption

    Trap

    4% picked this

  2. Correct

    attempting to discredit a position

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    94% picked this

  3. undermining the pharmacists’ conclusion by

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. rejecting a questionable position on

    Trap

    0% picked this

  5. asserting that pharmacists lack the

    Trap

    1% picked this

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