Many symptoms of mental illnesses

Answer choices

1. A

   Not a Flaw2% picked this

   does not say how many different mental illnesses are

   We never need to be that precise with definitions or measurements to judge someone's reasoning. Does it make any difference to this argument whether there are 5 or 15 or 30 illnesses?

   2%
2. B

   Opposite18% picked this

   neglects the possibility that nutritional factors that contribute to deficiencies in compounds in the brain vary

   This seems to reinforce the idea that organic factors (such as organic compound deficiencies) are spread unevenly around the globe.

   18%
3. C

   Correct70% picked this

   fails to consider the possibility that cultural factors significantly affect how mental illnesses manifest

   Why this is right

   This allows us to say that organic factors are evenly distributed, but there's a different causal factor that's unevenly distributed, hence the global variation in symptoms of mental illness.

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

   70%
4. D

   Too Strong: any5% picked this

   presumes, without providing justification, that any change in brain chemistry manifests itself as a change

   The author doesn't have to make the very extreme assumption that every single change in brain chemistry noticeably changes your mental condition.

   5%
5. E

   Too Strong: any5% picked this

   presumes, without providing justification, that mental phenomena are only manifestations of

   The author doesn't have to believe that mental phenomena are 100% caused by physical factors, just because she believes that many mental illness symptoms are affected by physical factors.

   5%