MisinterpretationDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Michaela thinks it's fine for patients to Google their symptoms, but Sam gets defensive, thinking she's suggesting a Google search is just as good as a medical degree.
Reasoning: Michaela argues that patients researching their own health is natural and that doctors shouldn't complain; Sam counters by defending the superior value of a doctor's expertise.
Analysis: Sam is guilty of a classic 'straw man' maneuver here. Michaela is talking about the fairness of doctors' complaints regarding patient curiosity, but Sam reacts as if she challenged the authority of medical expertise. When looking for the right answer, identify the specific claim Sam attributes to Michaela that she never actually made. It's a classic case of someone hearing what they want to argue against rather than what was actually said.
Reasoning: Michaela argues that patients researching their own health is natural and that doctors shouldn't complain; Sam counters by defending the superior value of a doctor's expertise.
Analysis: Sam is guilty of a classic 'straw man' maneuver here. Michaela is talking about the fairness of doctors' complaints regarding patient curiosity, but Sam reacts as if she challenged the authority of medical expertise. When looking for the right answer, identify the specific claim Sam attributes to Michaela that she never actually made. It's a classic case of someone hearing what they want to argue against rather than what was actually said.
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Unlock Full Passage6.Sam’s response indicates that he interpreted Michaela’s remarks to mean that
Correct Answer
B
B captures the interpretation Sam attributes to Michaela: that a patient’s Internet-researched opinion should have at least as much weight as a doctor’s. This fits Sam’s challenge about why a doctor’s opinion wouldn’t be worth more than something an untrained person found online.
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