A manager at the Alpha Biotech Corporation claimed that the research costs for new treatments requested by the health department should be funded by the government, arguing that the sales of these treatments would be less lucrative than those of other medical products. The manager supported this claim by stating that treatments are typically used multiple times by patients, while vaccines are given only once. Which one of the following, if true, most undermines the manager's argument regarding the sales of treatments?

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(A) Treatments are often prescribed to a larger number of patients than vaccines.

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(B) Many conditions that treatments aim to address can also be prevented by vaccines.

(D) Other companies besides Alpha Biotech Corporation also develop treatments.

(E) The expenses related to administering a treatment are usually covered by the healthcare provider, not the company.

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The manager at Alpha Biotech Corporation argues that treatments are more profitable because they are used multiple times, while vaccines are only administered once. To weaken this argument, we need to show that vaccines can be more profitable despite being administered only once. Option (A) states that treatments are often prescribed to a larger number of…

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suryanshMay 7, 2024

Amazing

MihirJul 10, 2024

Great question!

What this question tests

What it tests

Whether you can identify the option that most undermines an argument's conclusion.

Common trap

Choosing an irrelevant objection or one that attacks the premise rather than the reasoning.