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Orthodox medicine is ineffective at both ends of the spectrum of ailme
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Orthodox medicine is ineffective at both ends of the spectrum of ailments. At the more trivial end, orthodox medicine is largely ineffective in treating aches, pains and allergies, and, at the other extreme, it has yet to produce a cure for serious, life-threatening diseases such as advanced cancer and lupus. People turn to alternative medicine when orthodox medicine fails to help them and when it produces side effects that are unacceptable to them. One of the reasons alternative medicines is free of such side effects is that it does not have any effects at all.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly inferred from them?
(A) Practitioners of alternative medicine are acting in bad faith.
(B) There are some medical conditions for which no orthodox or alternative treatment is effective.
(C) There are some trivial illnesses that can be treated effectively by the methods of alternative medicine.
(D) There are no effective medical treatments that are free from unacceptable side effects.
(E) Orthodox medicine will eventually produce a solution for the diseases that are currently incurable.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly inferred from them?
(A) Practitioners of alternative medicine are acting in bad faith.
(B) There are some medical conditions for which no orthodox or alternative treatment is effective.
(C) There are some trivial illnesses that can be treated effectively by the methods of alternative medicine.
(D) There are no effective medical treatments that are free from unacceptable side effects.
(E) Orthodox medicine will eventually produce a solution for the diseases that are currently incurable.
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Orthodox medicine is ineffective at both ends of the spectrum of ailments. At the more trivial end, orthodox medicine is largely ineffective in treating aches, pains and allergies, and, at the other extreme, it has yet to produce a cure for serious, life-threatening diseases such as advanced cancer and lupus. People turn to alternative medicine when orthodox medicine fails to help them and when it produces side effects that are unacceptable to them. One of the reasons alternative medicines is free of such side effects is that it does not have any effects at all.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly inferred from them?
Argument reasoning:
Orthodox medicine is ineffective at both ends: for normal diseases and some serious, life threatening diseases.
In addition Orthodox medicines also have some side effects so patients switch to alternative medicines, which do not produce any effects at all.
(A) Practitioners of alternative medicine are acting in bad faith.
- It might be true but it can not be inferred from passage.
(B) There are some medical conditions for which no orthodox or alternative treatment is effective.
- Yes this is true let's mark it for possible answer as per reasoning above.
(C) There are some trivial illnesses that can be treated effectively by the methods of alternative medicine.
- out of scope
(D) There are no effective medical treatments that are free from unacceptable side effects.
- extreme answer choice, according to passage some are not effective. Not all.
(E) Orthodox medicine will eventually produce a solution for the diseases that are currently incurable.
-This can not inferred from passage.
Hence my answer is B.
Hope this helps.
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If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly inferred from them?
Argument reasoning:
Orthodox medicine is ineffective at both ends: for normal diseases and some serious, life threatening diseases.
In addition Orthodox medicines also have some side effects so patients switch to alternative medicines, which do not produce any effects at all.
(A) Practitioners of alternative medicine are acting in bad faith.
- It might be true but it can not be inferred from passage.
(B) There are some medical conditions for which no orthodox or alternative treatment is effective.
- Yes this is true let's mark it for possible answer as per reasoning above.
(C) There are some trivial illnesses that can be treated effectively by the methods of alternative medicine.
- out of scope
(D) There are no effective medical treatments that are free from unacceptable side effects.
- extreme answer choice, according to passage some are not effective. Not all.
(E) Orthodox medicine will eventually produce a solution for the diseases that are currently incurable.
-This can not inferred from passage.
Hence my answer is B.
Hope this helps.
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Orthodox medicine is ineffective at both ends of the spectrum of ailme
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Bunuel wrote:
Orthodox medicine is ineffective at both ends of the spectrum of ailments. At the more trivial end, orthodox medicine is largely ineffective in treating aches, pains and allergies, and, at the other extreme, it has yet to produce a cure for serious, life-threatening diseases such as advanced cancer and lupus. People turn to alternative medicine when orthodox medicine fails to help them and when it produces side effects that are unacceptable to them. One of the reasons alternative medicines is free of such side effects is that it does not have any effects at all.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly inferred from them?
(A) Practitioners of alternative medicine are acting in bad faith.
(B) There are some medical conditions for which no orthodox or alternative treatment is effective.
(C) There are some trivial illnesses that can be treated effectively by the methods of alternative medicine.
(D) There are no effective medical treatments that are free from unacceptable side effects.
(E) Orthodox medicine will eventually produce a solution for the diseases that are currently incurable.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly inferred from them?
(A) Practitioners of alternative medicine are acting in bad faith.
(B) There are some medical conditions for which no orthodox or alternative treatment is effective.
(C) There are some trivial illnesses that can be treated effectively by the methods of alternative medicine.
(D) There are no effective medical treatments that are free from unacceptable side effects.
(E) Orthodox medicine will eventually produce a solution for the diseases that are currently incurable.
Hi VeritasKarishma AndrewN can you please help me with the question? No where in the passage is mentioned whether alternative treatment is effective or not.
