PT31.S3.Q14 - Ethicist: Both ASA and TPA are clot-dissolving

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LSAT PT 31

JUNE 2000

section 3 Question 14

Main Point
https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-31-section-3-question-14/

PLEASE HELP. I am confused about why the conclusion is what it is. When I saw the word "since" I knew it was going to introduce a premise. Then I saw the word "because" and thought it introduced another premise. so I thought the main conclusion was the sentence about "when relatives of the patient who die simply because they were given the less expensive medicine" because the last sentence does say "must ALSO be weighed..." assuming there is extra information being included. But then again as I am typing this I think I was just think "too deep" about it because as I am reviewing the passage it does a lot simpler. However, I didn't think it was the conclusion when the previous question had the sentence "what must ALSO be taken into account..." was considered the premise and not the conclusion. which can be found in the same PT but in section 2 Question. Does all this make sense?

How can I differentiate between the premise and conclusion if it has the world ALSO?

Vibrio

If you find the use of the word "because" in the same sentence confusing, omit it like this:
"Since the relatives would be particularly grieved, the financial saving involved in using ASA over TPA must also be weighed against such considerations."
I hope the structure becomes clearer to you this way.
Since Premise, Conclusion.
https://7sage.com/lesson/advanced-for-since-because/

"Because" in this sentence is part of the modifier. What types of relatives are we talking about? Relatives of patients. All patients? No. Patients who die. All patients who die? No. Only the patients who die simply because they were given the less expensive medicine (ASA).
https://7sage.com/lesson/grammar-subject-predicate-details/

Do not focus on individual words like ALSO. Focus on the structure.
In PT31 Section 2 Question 04, the sentence with "what must also be taken into account..." is a premise not because of the use of the word "ALSO". It is a premise because it is used to support the doctor's claim against the idea of any therapy being more effective than no therapy.
https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-31-section-2-question-04/
https://7sage.com/lesson/3-ways-to-identify-premises-conclusions/