Argument EvaluationDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Patients on certain meds take a 'bone-saver' drug to prevent loss. Now that a 'bone-builder' drug exists, a clinician says they should take both.
Conclusion: Patients with immune system disorders should supplement their current bone-preservation medication with a new drug that stimulates the growth of new bone cells.
Reasoning: Current treatments for these patients increase the risk of bone loss, and while existing drugs help keep the bone they have, the new drug offers the additional benefit of creating new bone cells.
Analysis: To evaluate this argument, we need to investigate the potential interaction between the two drugs. The clinician assumes that more is better, but we don't know if the 'bone-builder' makes the 'bone-saver' redundant or, worse, if they have a dangerous reaction when combined. Look for an answer choice that asks about the efficacy or safety of using these two specific pharmacological mechanisms simultaneously.
Conclusion: Patients with immune system disorders should supplement their current bone-preservation medication with a new drug that stimulates the growth of new bone cells.
Reasoning: Current treatments for these patients increase the risk of bone loss, and while existing drugs help keep the bone they have, the new drug offers the additional benefit of creating new bone cells.
Analysis: To evaluate this argument, we need to investigate the potential interaction between the two drugs. The clinician assumes that more is better, but we don't know if the 'bone-builder' makes the 'bone-saver' redundant or, worse, if they have a dangerous reaction when combined. Look for an answer choice that asks about the efficacy or safety of using these two specific pharmacological mechanisms simultaneously.
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Unlock Full Passage6.Which one of the following would be most useful to know in order to evaluate the clinician's argument?
Correct Answer
E
E targets the key uncertainty: whether the new drug still works when used with the other medications. If it loses efficacy in combination, the recommendation is undermined; if it retains efficacy, the recommendation is strengthened.
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