Could you please explain?

Started by dfolave · started 2016-02-04 20:55 · last activity 2016-02-05 00:12 · 1 reply

I can't follow this argument. Thanks

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  1. Mehran · 2016-02-05 00:12

    @dfolave the conclusion here is, "M will most likely be produced in capsule form." The support provided for this conclusion? Premise 1: Medications with an unpleasant taste are generally produced only in tablet, capsule, or soft-gel form. Premise 2: The active ingredient in medication M is a waxy substance that cannot tolerate the heat used to manufacture tablets because it has a low melting point. Premise 3: The company developing M does not have soft-gel manufacturing technology and manufactures all its medication itself. Right away you should see there is a major gap in this argument. We know that medications with AN UNPLEASANT TASTE are generally produced only in tablet, capsule, or soft-gel form. The argument then presents evidence that tablet and soft-gel are not possible, thereby concluding that M will most likely be produced in capsule form. However, for Premise 1 to apply here, M would have to be a medication with an unpleasant taste. We are asked to identify the answer choice that most strongly supports the conclusion of the argument so this is a Strengthen question. (B) does this by closing this gap, i.e. Medication M has an unpleasant taste. To emphasize, the structure of this argument is as follows: P1: MUT ==> T, C or SG P2: not T P3: not SG C: C (B) provides the missing premise, i.e. MUT. Hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions.

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