PT129.S3.Q15

PrepTest 129 - Section 3 - Question 15

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Medical ethicist: Support Assuming there is a reasonable chance for a cure, it is acceptable to offer experimental treatments for a disease to patients who suffer from extreme symptoms of that disease. ████ ████████ ███ ████ ████ ██ █████ █ ███████████ █████ ███████ ███ ████████ ██ █ █████ ██████████ ██ ██ █████ ██████████ ██ █████ ████████████ ██████████ ██ ████████ ███ ██████████ ██ ███████ ████████ ██ ███ ████████ ████████

Method of Reasoning

The argument proceeds by presenting a conditional relationship (if a patient suffers extreme symptoms, then it’s acceptable to offer them experimental treatments). It then concludes that the absence of the sufficient condition (a patient who isn’t suffering extreme symptoms) leads to the absence of the necessary condition (it is not acceptable to offer them experimental treatments).

Identify and Describe Flaw

This is the cookie-cutter flaw of confusing sufficient and necessary conditions, because it concludes that the absence of the sufficient condition leads to the absence of the necessary condition. Just because suffering extreme symptoms is one way to deserve being offered the treatment, doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Perhaps it’s acceptable to offer it to people who sign a waiver, or to those who are also sick with other diseases.

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15.

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a

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b

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c

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d

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e

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