PT28.S1.Q23 - Clinical depression

MambaMentality93MambaMentality93 Live Member
edited March 2021 in Logical Reasoning 505 karma

Hello guys,

I have a quick question for y'all concerning two answer choices in this question. I believe it is critical to understand why answers are wrong — especially for "weaken except" questions. In this situation, while I got the right answer, I'm still left to wonder how and why answer choices B and E weaken the argument.
Thanks!

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  • canihazJDcanihazJD Alum Member Sage ⭐
    edited March 2021 8491 karma

    LFL patterns correlate positively with mood
    So, LFL activity causes mood.

    Task: make it less likely that LFL activity causes changes in mood.

    B - depression causes sleep which lowers LFL activity. This shows that the cause/effect relationship could be reversed.

    E - depression inhibits social interaction, removing a means of stimulating LFL activity. Again, this shows that the relationship could be reversed.

    When presented with a causal claim remember to look for ways to show:

    1. Cause without effect
    2. Effect without cause
    3. New causal factor
    4. Cause/effect is reversed
    5. Problem with the data.
  • MambaMentality93MambaMentality93 Live Member
    505 karma

    Thanks so much @canihazJD !!!

  • Help2222Help2222 Member
    240 karma

    I think this is a good question. I eliminated most but I listened to JY's explanation.

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