Logical reasoning PrepTest 110 · Section 3 · Question 8

Incorrect. Dr. C amidst that the initial impact will be positive, but it'll eventually become negative. That timeline argument is different than arguing that a supposed benefit is actually harmful.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument/Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed/Flawed

Question Type:
Methods of Reasoning

Stimulus Summary:
DJ: Telemedicine will give rural patients access to specialists they'd otherwise not be able to see, so it'll help rural patients.

DC: Eventually, small hospitals will fire doctors and hire technicians, having patients "telemedicine in" to doctors elsewhere to the point where no one will actually see a doctor hurting medicine for all patients.

Answer Anticipation:
Dr. J brings up a new technology and a benefit of it. Dr. C goes through a chain of events that might at first "help rural patient care" but "[e]ventually" results in patient care suffering because of that new technology. So Dr. C's argument brings up additional information and context to show that Dr. J may be correct on the short—term effects of telemedicine but that the long—term effects of telemedicine will be negative.

Answer Explanation:
This answer highlights the causal chain and timeline elements of Dr. C's argument. Telemedicine as applied will kick off a chain that "eventually" results in "rural as well as urban" care suffering which is an undesirable end. This answer thus describes his argument.

Key Takeaway:
Timeline elements in arguments are usually relevant! Here the fact that Dr. C's argument drew a distinction between the short—term and long—term was reflected in the correct answer.

Incorrect. There's no discussion of Dr. J's credentials in Dr. C's argument.

Incorrect. Dr. J doesn't cite any statistics so it'd be hard for Dr. C to cast doubt on them!

Incorrect. The key term here would appear to be "telemedicine," but they both seem to be defining it in the same way—technology that allows doctors to see patients remotely.