Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT133 S3 Q13 Explanation

Like a genetic profile

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Stimulus

Like a genetic profile, a functional magnetic-resonance image (fMRI) of the brain can contain information that a patient wishes to keep private. An fMRI of a brain also contains enough information about a patient's skull to create a recognizable image of that patient's face. patient only by referring to labels or records.

What this question is testing

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Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
13.

The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of

Answer choices

  1. Unsupported Relationship2% picked this

    It is not important that medical providers apply labels to fMRIs

    Labels are applied to genetic profiles, but the statements do not indicate whether that is true for fMRIs of patients’ brains.

  2. Correct86% picked this

    An fMRI has the potential to compromise patient privacy in circumstances in which a genetic

    Why this is right

    An fMRI has the potential to compromise patient privacy when someone (or a software program) could recognize the patient’s face, while the same is not true for genetic profiles.

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

  3. Too Strong1% picked this

    In most cases patients cannot be reasonably sure that the information in a genetic profile

    The statements discuss some risks to patient privacy, but they do not indicate the likelihood that patient information will be kept private.

  4. Unsupported Relationship9% picked this

    Most of the information contained in an fMRI of a person's brain is also contained in

    The statements do not indicate that there is any overlap between the information contained in an fMRI of a person’s brain and that person’s genetic profile.

  5. Out of Scope2% picked this

    Patients are more concerned about threats to privacy posed by fMRIs than they are about those

    The concern of patients is not discussed in the statements.

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