Flawed ReasoningDiff: Hardest
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Because some tech experts said data leaks are the biggest danger to big organizations, a hospital executive decides that keeping data private should be the number one goal for their specific hospital.
Conclusion: The hospital must make the protection of client confidentiality its absolute highest priority.
Reasoning: Computer experts at a conference identified unauthorized access to confidential data as the most significant threat facing large institutions like hospitals.
Analysis: The executive is making a massive leap from identifying a 'significant threat' to determining the 'highest priority.' While data security is certainly important, a hospital's primary mission is usually, you know, saving lives and treating the sick. The argument fails to consider that other goals might be even more vital than neutralizing the biggest threat. Look for an answer that points out this gap—the executive assumes that the magnitude of a threat is the only factor that should determine an institution's top priority, ignoring other essential duties.
Conclusion: The hospital must make the protection of client confidentiality its absolute highest priority.
Reasoning: Computer experts at a conference identified unauthorized access to confidential data as the most significant threat facing large institutions like hospitals.
Analysis: The executive is making a massive leap from identifying a 'significant threat' to determining the 'highest priority.' While data security is certainly important, a hospital's primary mission is usually, you know, saving lives and treating the sick. The argument fails to consider that other goals might be even more vital than neutralizing the biggest threat. Look for an answer that points out this gap—the executive assumes that the magnitude of a threat is the only factor that should determine an institution's top priority, ignoring other essential duties.
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Unlock Full Passage17.The hospital executive's argument is most vulnerable to which one of the following objections?
Correct Answer
B
The executive relies on computer experts’ testimony to support a very broad institutional-priority claim. The argument never shows that these experts’ expertise covers the full range of institutional risks and priorities, so the testimony may be too narrow to justify the conclusion.
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