Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT3 S2 Q14 Explanation

Pamela: Physicians training for

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Stimulus

Pamela: Physicians training for a medical specialty serve as resident staff physicians in hospitals. They work such long hours—up to 36 consecutive hours—that fatigue impairs their ability to make the final portion of their shifts.

Quincy: Thousands of physicians now practicing have been trained according to the same regimen, and records show they generally made good medical decisions during their training periods. Why the past be changed now?

What this question is testing

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Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion less likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that look negative but attack a claim the argument never relied on.

Winning move

Find the assumption the argument depends on, then pick the choice that undermines it.

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The question
14.

Which one of the following, if true, is the most effective counter Pamela might make

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    The basic responsibilities of resident staff physicians in hospitals have not changed substantially over the

  2. Correct69% picked this

    Because medical reimbursement policies now pay for less recuperation time in hospitals, patients in hospitals are, on the average, more seriously ill during

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap5% picked this

    It is important that emergency-room patients receive continuity of physician care, insofar as possible, over the critical period

  4. Trap18% picked this

    The load of work on resident physicians-in-training varies according to the medical specialty for which

  5. Trap7% picked this

    The training of physicians should include observation and recognition of the signs indicating a hospitalized patient’s progress or decline over a period

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