Multiple choice

A recent study published by the health department shows that patients in urban hospitals take longer to recover and recuperate than do patients in suburban hospitals. The study ascribes this delay to the lower ratio of doctor to patient in these hospitals. However, sociologists maintain that the real reason is that patients in urban hospitals don't get sufficient fresh and clean air as well as bright sunshine.

Which of the following best describes the reasoning of the sociologists' argument?

  1. It debunks the authenticity of the study by the Department of Health.

  2. It uses circular reasoning.

  3. It gives an alternative explanation for the delayed recuperation.

  4. It states opinion without corroborative evidence.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Without faulting the findings of the study, it offers alternative explanation for the event. We don't know which of the two reasons given is weightier.

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