Researcher: Every year approximately

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope8% picked this

   prevention of non-iatrogenic disease will have an effect on the occurrence

   Prevention of non-iatrogenic disease is not being considered. This argument is about the number of lives that would be saved by preventing iatrogenic disease.

   8%
2. B

   Out of Scope1% picked this

   some medical treatments can be replaced by less invasive or

   Whether it is actually possible to prevent some iatrogenic deaths is irrelevant since the researcher’s conclusion is qualified by the condition that all iatrogenic disease were prevented.

   1%
3. C

   Correct67% picked this

   people who do not die of one cause may soon die

   Why this is right

   This points out a reason why the number of deaths per year might decrease by less than half.

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

   67%
4. D

   Out of Scope7% picked this

   there is no one way to prevent all cases of death

   Whether it is actually possible to prevent 100 percent of iatrogenic deaths is irrelevant since the researcher’s conclusion is qualified by the condition that all iatrogenic disease were prevented.

   7%
5. E

   Reversal16% picked this

   whenever a noniatrogenic disease occurs, there is a risk of

   This reverses a point that would undermine the researcher’s argument. If iatrogenic disease carried the risk of non-iatrogenic disease, the conclusion would be less likely to follow from the evidence.

   16%