ParadoxDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Usually, having your own hospital room helps you get better faster, but a hospital where everyone shares rooms is doing just as well as the fancy ones nearby.
Reasoning: Generally, private rooms are better for health outcomes than semiprivate ones, but a hospital with only semiprivate rooms is performing just as well as hospitals with private rooms.
Analysis: We are looking for a reason why Woodville is the exception to the general rule. Since the patients are similar, the difference must lie in how the hospitals are run or some other external factor. Look for an answer that provides a benefit Woodville has that offsets the disadvantage of semiprivate rooms, or perhaps a reason why the 'private' rooms at the other hospitals aren't actually providing the usual benefits.
Reasoning: Generally, private rooms are better for health outcomes than semiprivate ones, but a hospital with only semiprivate rooms is performing just as well as hospitals with private rooms.
Analysis: We are looking for a reason why Woodville is the exception to the general rule. Since the patients are similar, the difference must lie in how the hospitals are run or some other external factor. Look for an answer that provides a benefit Woodville has that offsets the disadvantage of semiprivate rooms, or perhaps a reason why the 'private' rooms at the other hospitals aren't actually providing the usual benefits.
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Unlock Full Passage3.Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict in the information above?
Correct Answer
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If Woodville often houses only one patient per semiprivate room, those rooms effectively behave like private rooms, so infection rates and lengths of stay would be similar to hospitals with mostly private rooms. This dissolves the conflict.
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