PT14.S2.Q21 - In response to high mortality in area hospitals

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  keets993 Alum Member ⭐ ⏰ 🍌

  June 2018 6050 karma

  Hey, so according to the question bank, PT21.S2.Q21 is parallel flaw is that the you're asking about? Since you mentioned that a seems to strengthen the argument
• wkim2015 Member

  June 2018 86 karma

  sorry about that. I fixed it!
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  Nabintou-1 Alum Member

  June 2018 edited June 2018 410 karma

  this question's really confusing. I chose "A" because it was the only one that resisted the idea that the risks were unnecessary (conc.).
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  paulmv.benthem Alum Member

  June 2018 1032 karma

  Here's the thought processes I had when doing this question. The conclusion of the argument is that doctors were taking unnecessary risks by performing elective surgeries (which could could be temporarily postponed). The author supports this by showing that the mortality rate dropped in the hospital when elective surgeries were suspended. "A' seems to challenge the argument by noting that NOT doing the surgeries can lead to more problematic issues down the line. In other words, it introduces an argument supporting elective surgeries, despite the risks, because not doing so could be riskier. Ultimately, this challenges the notion that the risks were unnecessary, which is what the author suggests. It doesn't refute it, but it does shed doubt on the inference that the author is making based on the hospital stats.

  Hope that helps!