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08 Dec 2019, 10:31
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Any doctor who is confident about what medication is appropriate to treat a certain disease will prescribe it without consulting a formulary. Likewise, every doctor who is sure that a given medication is not appropriate will not prescribe it, and again a formulary is not needed. Therefore, formularies are useless for doctors when it comes to selecting medications.
Which of the following best identifies the flaw in the argument?
(A) The argument does not consider the possibility that doctors can use formularies for something other than selecting medications.
(B) The argument does not consider the possibility that people other than doctors can benefit from using formularies.
(C) The argument infers from the fact that a doctor is sure what medication is appropriate to cure a certain disease that the doctor will also be sure about what medication is not appropriate.
(D) The argument overlooks the possibility that doctors might use medical references other than formularies in selecting appropriate medications.
(E) The argument fails to consider situations in which doctors are not confident.
Which of the following best identifies the flaw in the argument?
(A) The argument does not consider the possibility that doctors can use formularies for something other than selecting medications.
(B) The argument does not consider the possibility that people other than doctors can benefit from using formularies.
(C) The argument infers from the fact that a doctor is sure what medication is appropriate to cure a certain disease that the doctor will also be sure about what medication is not appropriate.
(D) The argument overlooks the possibility that doctors might use medical references other than formularies in selecting appropriate medications.
(E) The argument fails to consider situations in which doctors are not confident.
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10 Dec 2019, 08:16
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The logcial flaw here is reflected in the argument " doctors who are confident of identifying the corrrect/appropriate medicine".
Doctors who are not confident have not been included in drawing the conclusion that formalies are useless.
(A) The argument does not consider the possibility that doctors can use formularies for something other than selecting medications.
Other uses are not our concern. OUT
(B) The argument does not consider the possibility that people other than doctors can benefit from using formularies.
Who gets benefited is irrelevent. Our conclusion is tied up with the usefulness of Formularies. OUT
(C) The argument infers from the fact that a doctor is sure what medication is appropriate to cure a certain disease that the doctor will also be sure about what medication is not appropriate.
Just infering from the premise is not the flaw. Consider, argument is concluded from the fact ,but has the conclusion has to be drawn/ the reasoning that has been used is flawed.
Again, we are asked about the flaw not what has led to the conclusion
(D) The argument overlooks the possibility that doctors might use medical references other than formularies in selecting appropriate medications.
Using iternet or advisory services or Y, Z , P are irrelevant. Our question is straight ! Find the flaw.
(E) The argument fails to consider situations in which doctors are not confident.
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Doctors who are not confident have not been included in drawing the conclusion that formalies are useless.
(A) The argument does not consider the possibility that doctors can use formularies for something other than selecting medications.
Other uses are not our concern. OUT
(B) The argument does not consider the possibility that people other than doctors can benefit from using formularies.
Who gets benefited is irrelevent. Our conclusion is tied up with the usefulness of Formularies. OUT
(C) The argument infers from the fact that a doctor is sure what medication is appropriate to cure a certain disease that the doctor will also be sure about what medication is not appropriate.
Just infering from the premise is not the flaw. Consider, argument is concluded from the fact ,but has the conclusion has to be drawn/ the reasoning that has been used is flawed.
Again, we are asked about the flaw not what has led to the conclusion
(D) The argument overlooks the possibility that doctors might use medical references other than formularies in selecting appropriate medications.
Using iternet or advisory services or Y, Z , P are irrelevant. Our question is straight ! Find the flaw.
(E) The argument fails to consider situations in which doctors are not confident.
Best. Winner
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