Most Strongly SupportedDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Brain scans can show what your face looks like, which means they can identify you directly, unlike DNA profiles which need a paper trail to be linked to a name.
Reasoning: An fMRI contains private data and enough information about the skull to reconstruct a person's face, whereas a genetic profile requires external records to be linked to a specific individual.
Analysis: The stimulus sets up a contrast between two types of medical data: genetic profiles and fMRIs. The key takeaway is that an fMRI is 'self-identifying' because it contains facial structure, while a genetic profile is just a string of data that needs a 'key' (labels or records) to identify the person. We should look for an answer that concludes that fMRIs pose a more direct privacy risk or are harder to keep anonymous than genetic profiles. The facts are pushing us toward a conclusion about the ease of identification.
Reasoning: An fMRI contains private data and enough information about the skull to reconstruct a person's face, whereas a genetic profile requires external records to be linked to a specific individual.
Analysis: The stimulus sets up a contrast between two types of medical data: genetic profiles and fMRIs. The key takeaway is that an fMRI is 'self-identifying' because it contains facial structure, while a genetic profile is just a string of data that needs a 'key' (labels or records) to identify the person. We should look for an answer that concludes that fMRIs pose a more direct privacy risk or are harder to keep anonymous than genetic profiles. The facts are pushing us toward a conclusion about the ease of identification.
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Unlock Full Passage13.The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
Correct Answer
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An fMRI can yield a recognizable face image, enabling identification even without labels, while a genetic profile requires labels/records to link it to a person. So there are circumstances where an fMRI can compromise privacy and a genetic profile cannot.
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