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It is more desirable to have some form of socialized medicine than a Updated on: 19 Jan 2020, 07:51
Originally posted by kolla on 14 Oct 2009, 01:26.
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It is more desirable to have some form of socialized medicine than a system of medical care relying on the private sector. Socialized medicine is more broadly accessible than is private-sector system. In addition, since countries with socialized medicine have a lower infant morality rate than do countries with a system relying entirely on the private sector, socialized medicine seems to be technologically superior.

Which one of the following best indicates a flaw in the argument about the technological superiority of socialized medicine?


(A) The lower infant mortality rate might be due to the systems allowing greater access to medical care.

(B) There is no necessary connection between the economic system of socialism and technological achievement.

(C) Infant mortality is a reliable indicator of the quality of medical care for children.

(D) No list is presented of the countries whose infant mortality statistics are summarized under the two categories, “socialized” and “private-sector.”

(E) The argument presupposes the desirability of socialized medicine, which is what the argument seeks to establish.
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It is more desirable to have some form of socialized medicine than a 23 Oct 2009, 05:47
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A in my opinion
reason:The lower infant mortality rate is because of wider accessibility rather than technological superiority
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Tricky question

the conclusion "socialized medicine is technologically superior" rests on the premise "lower infant mortality in places with socialized medicine"

The choice A introduces another element in explaining why infant mortality is lower--wider access to health care. If better access to health care is responsible for low infant mortality rate, socialized medicine is not necessarily technologically superior.
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The stem is to identify the flaw which says "technological superiority of socialized medicine".
and the conclusion is drawn from the lower infant morality rate. Any statement that gives an alternate to this will be the Flaw we are looking for.
IMO is A.
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As a doctor can say that lower infant mortality is not always because better access, the key role is effectiveness of care. You can make tens free visits and not get effective care

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It is more desirable to have some form of socialized medicine than a system of medical care relying on the private sector. Socialized medicine is more broadly accessible than is private-sector system. In addition, since countries with socialized medicine have a lower infant mortality rate than do countries with a system relying entirely on the private sector, socialized medicine seems to be technologically superior.

Which one of the following best indicates a flaw in the argument about the technological superiority of socialized medicine?
(A) The lower infant mortality rate might be due to the systems allowing greater access to Medical care
(B) There is no necessary connection between the economic system of socialism and Technological achievement.
(C) Infant mortality is a reliable indicator of the quality of medical care for children.
(D) No list is presented of the countries whose infant mortality statistics are summarized under the two categories, “socialized” and “private-sector”.
(E) The argument presupposes the desirability of socialized medicine, which is what the Argument seeks to-establish.
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The argument: Motality rate of children in SM < that of PS
Conclusion: SM is technollogically superior to PS
Flaw: There are maybe other causal reasons.

(A) stated the correct answer
(B) Out of scope. No one mention of economic system of socialism and technological achievement
(C) Irrelevant
(D) Irrelevant
(E) Not the case the argument stated
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It is more desirable to have some form of socialized medicine than a 23 Jul 2017, 05:57
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It is more desirable to have some form of socialized medicine than a system of medical care relying on the private sector. Socialized medicine is more broadly accessible than is private-sector system. In addition, since countries with socialized medicine have a lower infant morality rate than do countries with a system relying entirely on the private sector, socialized medicine seems to be technologically superior.

Which one of the following best indicates a flaw in the argument about the technological superiority of socialized medicine?

(A) The lower infant mortality rate might be due to the systems allowing greater access to medical care.
(B) There is no necessary connection between the economic system of socialism and technological achievement.
(C) Infant mortality is a reliable indicator of the quality of medical care for children.
(D) No list is presented of the countries whose infant mortality statistics are summarized under the two categories, “socialized” and “private-sector.”
(E) The argument presupposes the desirability of socialized medicine, which is what the argument seeks to establish.
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Socialized medicine is more broadly accessible than is private-sector system
since countries with socialized medicine have a lower infant morality rate than do countries with a system relying entirely on the private sector, socialized medicine seems to be technologically superior

A - If socialised medicine is more broadly accessible, it might allow greater access to medical care than private sector systems, thus it explains the low infant mortality rate. KEEP
B - This is not under discussion. OUT.
C - This is what the argument is concluding. There is a logical flow behind this conclusion.
D - Irrelevant. OUT.
E - It does assume socialised medicine's desirability but this is NOT a flow. OUT.

Between A & C
Author says Socialised medicine is widely available as compared to private ones. And then, concludes they are superior.
So they are not superior, but more widely available which helps explain the low mortality rates.
The flaw is the author is contradicting his own premise.

Between A & C, A wins and is the right answer IMO.
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