Necessary AssumptionDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Hospitals have to keep patients safe. Because the flu is a big risk and vaccines help stop it, hospitals should make every worker get a flu shot.
Conclusion: Health-care facilities should implement policies that require all of their employees to receive influenza vaccinations.
Reasoning: Facilities have a responsibility to prevent unnecessary harm to patients, and since the flu is dangerous and vaccines reduce its spread, mandatory shots fulfill this duty.
Analysis: The argument moves from a general duty of care to a very specific, mandatory requirement for every single employee. To make this logic hold, we must assume there isn't a less restrictive way to protect patients that would be just as effective. You should look for an answer that bridges the gap between the goal of patient safety and the necessity of a universal mandate. It essentially assumes that the benefits of the mandate are not outweighed by some other factor that would negate the duty.
Conclusion: Health-care facilities should implement policies that require all of their employees to receive influenza vaccinations.
Reasoning: Facilities have a responsibility to prevent unnecessary harm to patients, and since the flu is dangerous and vaccines reduce its spread, mandatory shots fulfill this duty.
Analysis: The argument moves from a general duty of care to a very specific, mandatory requirement for every single employee. To make this logic hold, we must assume there isn't a less restrictive way to protect patients that would be just as effective. You should look for an answer that bridges the gap between the goal of patient safety and the necessity of a universal mandate. It essentially assumes that the benefits of the mandate are not outweighed by some other factor that would negate the duty.
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Unlock Full Passage17.Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?
Correct Answer
D
D is necessary: If it were false—i.e., if voluntary vaccination would adequately protect patients—then the facility would not be required to adopt mandatory vaccination to fulfill its duty. Negation test: “Voluntary policies do adequately protect patients” destroys the argument’s necessity claim, so D is required.
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