Logical Reasoning

PT133 · S2 · Q14 Expert: What criteria distinguish

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Expert: What criteria distinguish addictive substances from nonaddictive ones?

Given

Some have suggested that any substance that at least some habitual users can cease to use is nonaddictive.

However, if this is taken to be the sole criterion of nonaddictiveness, some substances that most medical experts classify as prime examples of addictive substances would be properly deemed nonaddictive.

A substance is addictive only if withdrawal from its habitual use causes most users extreme psychological and physiological difficulty.

14.

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the expert's statements?

  1. If a person experiences extreme

    Reversal

    This reverses the third statement. WCD → A

    25% picked this

  2. Fewer substances would be deemed

    Unsupported Comparison

    The statements do not indicate how many substances are deemed to be addictive at present.

    8% picked this

  3. Correct

    A substance that some habitual

    Why this is right

    This rephrases the third statement. A → WCD

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

    58% picked this

  4. A chemical substance habitually used

    Term Shift

    The issue is not substance use, but rather the withdrawal from the use of that substance.

    9% picked this

  5. "Addiction" is a term that

    Too Strong

    That there is a disagreement about the definition of the term “addiction” does not mean that it is impossible to define with precision.

    1% picked this

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