Logical Reasoning

PT143 · S4 · Q16 Many nursing homes have prohibitions

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Many nursing homes have prohibitions against having pets, and these should be lifted.

Evidence

The presence of an animal companion can yield health benefits by reducing a person’s stress.

A pet can also make one’s time at a home more rewarding, which will be important to more people as the average life span of our population increases.

Conclusion

Many nursing homes have prohibitions against having pets, and these should be lifted.

Evaluate

The argument provides several reasons why having a pet can enhance the welfare of those who live in a nursing home and argues that bans on pets in nursing homes should be lifted.

16.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion drawn in the argument above?

  1. As the average life span

    Premise

    This is part of the second premise of the argument.

    1% picked this

  2. Residents of nursing homes should

    Out of Scope

    The argument does not compare those who live in nursing homes with anyone else.

    1% picked this

  3. Correct

    The policy that many nursing

    Why this is right

    This best paraphrases the argument’s main point.

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

    91% picked this

  4. Having a pet can reduce

    Premise

    This is the first premise of the argument.

    2% picked this

  5. The benefits older people derive

    Assumption

    Recognizing the benefits of having a pet is an assumption of the argument advocating that those benefits be realized by removing the ban some nursing homes have on pets.

    5% picked this

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