PT151.S3.Q13

PrepTest 151 - Section 3 - Question 13

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Summarize Argument

The author concludes that Justine has syndrome Q. He supports this by saying that if someone has syndrome Q, they test positive, and Justine tested positive.

Identify and Describe Flaw

This is the cookie-cutter flaw of confusing necessary and sufficient conditions. The author treats “positive” as sufficient for “syndrome Q,” but according to his premises, “positive” is necessary.

In other words, just because Justine tested positive doesn’t necessarily mean that she has syndrome Q. She might just have had a false positive test.

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13.

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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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