Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT6 S2 Q6 Explanation

High-technology medicine is driving

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Stimulus

High-technology medicine is driving up the nation’s health care costs. Recent advances in cataract surgery illustrate why this is occurring. Cataracts are a major cause of blindness, especially in elderly people. Ten years ago, cataract surgery was painful and not always effective. Thanks to the new technology used in cataract surgery, the greatly, which has, in turn, driven up the total amount spent on cataract surgery.

What this question is testing

Must be True

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
6.

Which one of the following can be inferred from

Answer choices

  1. Trap5% picked this

    Ten years ago, few people had successful

  2. Trap4% picked this

    In the long run, the advantages of advanced medical technology are likely to be outweighed

  3. Correct82% picked this

    The total amount spent on cataract surgery has increased because the increased number of people electing to have the surgery more than offsets

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap4% picked this

    Huge increases in the nation’s health care costs are due primarily to increased demand for

  5. Trap5% picked this

    Ten years ago, cataract surgery was affordable for more people than it

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