βThough they soon will, Conclusion patients should not have a legal right to see their medical records. ββ β βββββββ β βββ βββ βββββββ βββ βββββ ββββββ ββββββ ββββ ββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββββββ βββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββββββββ ββββββ βββ ββββββ ββ ββββ ββββ βββββββ βββββ βββ βββββ ββ ββββ βββββββββ βββββββ ββ βββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββββββ βββββββ ββ ββ ββββββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ ββ βββ ββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ ββ βββ βββ ββββββ ββ βββββ βββββββ βββββββ
Hot take: this is a Resolve / Reconcile / Explain question. From the stem alone, we know the doctor is gonna give us two reasons [for something], and the second reason is gonna seem to render the first one moot. The right answer will RESOLVE that apparent conflict by adding in some new information. So our lens on the stimulus is pretty specific:
- Find the two reasons.
- Understand why they seem to undercut each other.
- Anticipate the kind of information that would explain why they donβt.
When a stem is weird like this one is, it really pays to squeeze out all the meaning you possibly can from it. Just knowing your actual job is more than half the battle in this question.
Once youβre looking at this question through the right lens, you should realistically aspire to bring something like the following into the answer choices:
Weβre looking for some reason why medical staff is gonna have to run around fetching files even though no oneβs asking for them.
You can get here pretty straightforwardly by following the process outlined above. The two reasons are:
- Medical staff are gonna waste hella time running around grabbing files.
- No patients are gonna ask for their files.
These seem to undercut each other because if no oneβs asking for their files, why are the staff running around grabbing them?
Our job is to find the answer to that question. You can brainstorm some scenarios if youβd like, but the question is the important thing to keep in mind β anything that answers the question well is golden.
Analysis by MichaelWright
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