PT106.S2.Q4

PrepTest 106 - Section 2 - Question 4

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Whittaker: There can be no such thing as the number of medical school students who drop out before their second year, because if they drop out, they never have a second year.

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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

In response to Whittaker’s claim that there is no such thing as the number of medical students who drop out before the second year, Hudson similarly concludes he cannot help but become rich. As evidence, he states there is no such thing as dying before his first million dollars is in the bank.

Describe Method of Reasoning

Hudson counters the position held by Whittaker. He does this by presenting an analogous argument with an obviously false conclusion.

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Hudson responds to Whittaker by

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claiming that what █████████ ████ ██████ ██ ████ ███████ █████████ ████ ██ ██ ██ ████ █████

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showing that Whittaker's ████████ ██████ ██ █████████ ██ ███████ ███ ████████████████ ████

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