PT118.S3.Q1

PrepTest 118 - Section 3 - Question 1

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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

Susan implicitly concludes that Yuriko’s argument does not support the conclusion that her city’s campaign to encourage child vaccination should be imitated by Susan’s city. Susan points out that the increase in vaccination in Yuriko’s city mostly preceded the start of the campaign, and more directly followed the opening of free health clinics. This implies that the clinics really caused the increase.

Describe Method of Reasoning

Susan counters Yuriko’s support for the campaign by introducing additional evidence to undermine Yuriko’s assumptions about cause and effect. With evidence about the timing of the rise in vaccination relative to the start of the campaign and the clinics opening, Susan points out a more plausible alternative cause for the rise in vaccination.

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1.

In responding to Yuriko, Susan ████ █████ ███ ██ ███ ██████████

a

She denies Yuriko's ██████████ ████ ███████ ████ █████ ██ ████████ ███ ███████████ ████ ███ █████████

b

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c

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d

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e

She presents evidence ██ ███████ ████ ███████████ █████████ ███ ███████ ████████████

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