A recent study revealed

Answer choices

1. A

   Possible Explanation4% picked this

   Because there are fewer patients to feed, nutritionists at small hospitals are better able to tailor meals to the

   This provides an advantage to smaller hospitals.

   4%
2. B

   Possible Explanation3% picked this

   The less friendly, more impersonal atmosphere of large hospitals can be a source of stress for

   This provides a disadvantage to larger hospitals.

   3%
3. C

   Correct88% picked this

   Although large hospitals tend to draw doctors trained at the more prestigious schools, no correlation has been found between the prestige of a

   Why this is right

   This protects the discrepancy from something that would make it worse, but it does not provide anything that helps make sense of the discrepancy.

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

   88%
4. D

   Possible Explanation4% picked this

   Because space is relatively scarce in large hospitals, doctors are encouraged to minimize the length of time that patients are held for

   This provides a disadvantage to larger hospitals.

   4%
5. E

   Possible Explanation2% picked this

   Doctors at large hospitals tend to have a greater number of patients and consequently less time to explain to staff and to patients

   This provides a disadvantage to larger hospitals.

   2%