Multiple choice

In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Outsourced healthcare, especially expensive surgeries, is a trend that is catching the fancy of the patients both in the United States and in the United Kingdom. However, the similarity ends here as the reasons for healthcare being outsourced to nations like India are different in the two nations. Patients in USA prefer overseas treatment because of high costs associated with healthcare in the US. Patients in the UK, however, prefer going overseas for surgeries because of a huge backlog of surgeries and the long waiting period.
The United Kingdom operates its healthcare on a model that can best be called a socialist model of cooperation and shared responsibility. The healthcare in the nation is managed by the government by using a portion of the tax collections. The policy is all-inclusive and everyone is entitled to subsidized and sometimes free healthcare, irrespective of the patient’s ability to pay. This leaves room for considerable craftsmanship in the construction of socialist systems. All the employees of the public healthcare system are government employees. Surprisingly, this model of socialist, government run healthcare services has reported a higher satisfaction rate among the patients than the private sector model prevalent in the United States. The socialist model also eliminated the need for a medical insurance industry because of the affordability of treatment. According to one estimate, if America were to move to a socialist healthcare model like that of U.K., Cuba, Switzerland, and were to provide healthcare insurance to all its citizens, the American healthcare industry could still save $100 billion. However, the present scenario is that the healthcare industry is making huge profits even as many in need of medical care suffer.

 

  1. The first sentence lists a piece of evidence while the second sentence provides the conclusion to the argument.

  2. Both sentences provide intermediate conclusions to the argument.

  3. The first sentence lists a probable cause for the effect listed in sentence two.

  4. The second sentence lists a possible cause for the effect listed in sentence one.

  5. Both list possible causes for a conclusion drawn later in the passage.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(1) Incorrect; the first sentence is a premise but the second sentence is not the conclusion to the argument. (2) Incorrect; both statements provide premises rather than conclusions.  (3) Incorrect; the first is more likely to be the outcome of the situation suggested in the second sentence. (4) Correct; the second sentence states a premise that healthcare is available to all in UK, irrespective of their ability to pay. The first sentence could be a possible outcome of this policy; because everyone is entitled to healthcare, there is a long waiting period. (5) Incorrect; the conclusion is about the American healthcare industry while both the sentences are about healthcare policies of UK.

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