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The death penalty involves medical doctors, who are sworn to preserve 28 Nov 2022, 02:31
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The death penalty involves medical doctors, who are sworn to preserve life, in the act of killing. This issue was much discussed after several states provided for execution by lethal injection. The American Medical Association, responding to this issue, declared that a doctor should not participate in an execution. The American Medical Association resolved the ethical problem. However, since the association confers that a doctor may determine or certify death in any situation, it can be argued that when doctors use their stethoscopes to indicate whether the electric chair has done its job, they are assisting the executioner.

In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

A. The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second states a position that the argument seeks to oppose.

B. The first provides evidence that has been used to oppose the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.

C. The first is a claim that has been used to reach the main conclusion of the argument; the second brings that conclusion into question.

D. The first is a position that the argument accepts; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.

E. The first states a conclusion that the argument reaches; the second calls that conclusion into question.



 


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Though the conclusion is not explicitly stated, the argument talks about an ethical problem and in between concludes that it has been resolved.
Then the argument says the problem still persists by giving an example/situation.
Main conclusion is Ethical problem has not been completely resolved.

The American Medical Association resolved the ethical problem - intermediate conclusion

when doctors use their stethoscopes to indicate whether the electric chair has done its job, they are assisting the executioner- example presented to question the validity of the 1st boldface (mid-conclusion)

Hence I would go with E.

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The death penalty involves medical doctors, who are sworn to preserve life, in the act of killing. This issue was much discussed after several states provided for execution by lethal injection. The American Medical Association, responding to this issue, declared that a doctor should not participate in an execution. The American Medical Association resolved the ethical problem. However, since the association confers that a doctor may determine or certify death in any situation, it can be argued that when doctors use their stethoscopes to indicate whether the electric chair has done its job, they are assisting the executioner.

In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

A. The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second states a position that the argument seeks to oppose.

B. The first provides evidence that has been used to oppose the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.

C. The first is a claim that has been used to reach the main conclusion of the argument; the second brings that conclusion into question.

D. The first is a position that the argument accepts; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.

E. The first states a conclusion that the argument reaches; the second calls that conclusion into question.


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The death penalty involves medical doctors, who are sworn to preserve life, in the act of killing. This issue was much discussed after several states provided for execution by lethal injection. The American Medical Association, responding to this issue, declared that a doctor should not participate in an execution. The American Medical Association resolved the ethical problem. However, since the association confers that a doctor may determine or certify death in any situation, it can be argued that when doctors use their stethoscopes to indicate whether the electric chair has done its job, they are assisting the executioner.

In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

A. The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second states a position that the argument seeks to oppose.

B. The first provides evidence that has been used to oppose the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.

C. The first is a claim that has been used to reach the main conclusion of the argument; the second brings that conclusion into question.

D. The first is a position that the argument accepts; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.

E. The first states a conclusion that the argument reaches; the second calls that conclusion into question.



 


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A significant number of people is not from USA, so I suggest to use different language instate of just using "whether the electric chair has done its job"
Actual meaning of this is still unknown. Electronic chair is used to save people? I request Bunuel to check this!!
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Vibhatu, I believe the argument says that electric chair is somehow being used for executions and thus raising a point that doctors are helping the executioners indirectly.

My 2 cents - even if we dont know what the chair is doing or the real meaning, we know the this BF statement actually questions the earlier BF or the earlier conclusions in the argument, which is enough to solve this question.
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The death penalty involves medical doctors, who are sworn to preserve life, in the act of killing. This issue was much discussed after several states provided for execution by lethal injection. The American Medical Association, responding to this issue, declared that a doctor should not participate in an execution. The American Medical Association resolved the ethical problem. However, since the association confers that a doctor may determine or certify death in any situation, it can be argued that when doctors use their stethoscopes to indicate whether the electric chair has done its job, they are assisting the executioner.

In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

A. The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second states a position that the argument seeks to oppose.

B. The first provides evidence that has been used to oppose the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.

C. The first is a claim that has been used to reach the main conclusion of the argument; the second brings that conclusion into question.

D. The first is a position that the argument accepts; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.

E. The first states a conclusion that the argument reaches; the second calls that conclusion into question.



 


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A significant number of people is not from USA, so I suggest to use different language instate of just using "whether the electric chair has done its job"
Actual meaning of this is still unknown. Electronic chair is used to save people? I request Bunuel to check this!!
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