Logical Reasoning

PT130 · S3 · Q7 Researcher: The use of the newest drug

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Researcher: The use of the newest drug in treating this disease should be discontinued.

Evidence

The treatment usually wreaks havoc with the normal functioning of the human body, causing severe side effects such as total loss of hair, debilitating nausea, and intense pain in the joints.

Conclusion

The use of the newest drug in treating this disease should be discontinued.

Evaluate

There may negative consequences to using the newest drug in treating this disease. And the listed side effects sound terrible. But the consequence of not using the drug could be even worse. When deciding whether or not a drug should be used, the outcomes of both using it and not using it should be compared.

7.

The argument's reasoning is flawed because the argument

  1. fails to specify what is

    Out of Scope

    The argument does not need to specify the meaning.

    1% picked this

  2. Correct

    fails to consider the consequences

    Why this is right

    That there are drawbacks to the drug in question does not mean that the it should be discontinued. The benefits of the drug may outweigh any drawbacks.

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

    85% picked this

  3. presumes that every patient with

    Too Strong

    The argument assumes that the drug is sometimes used, but not that it is always used.

    1% picked this

  4. does not consider the length

    Not a Flaw

    The length of time it takes the drug to take effect is not necessarily relevant to a comparison of the benefits and drawbacks of the drug.

    1% picked this

  5. does not acknowledge that the

    Contradiction

    The argument did acknowledge such a possibility with the term “usually.”

    12% picked this

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