The argument concludes that it is more desirable to have some form of socialized medicine than a system of medical care relying on the private sector.
Why? Because Socialized medicine is more broadly accessible than is a private-sector system. Further because countries with socialized medicine have a lower infant mortality rate than do countries with a system relying solely on the private sector, there is a subsidiary conclusion that socialized medicine seems to be technologically superior.
So, what's the issue here? Well, the first issue that should jump out at you is we have somehow made a subsidiary conclusion about socialized medicine being technologically superior, when we have not brought up any technological reasoning.
Couldn't there be some other reason that explains why socialized medicine has a lower infant mortality rate? Possibly, the fact that socialized medicine allows greater access to medical care, which causes there to be a lower infant mortality rate? If this were true, then we couldn't use the lower infant mortality rate to conclude that socialized medicine seems to be technologically superior.
This is exactly what answer choice (A) points out. Thus, answer choice (A) is our correct answer since it indicated the flaw I the argument about the technological superiority of socialized medicine.
If you have any specific questions about the other answer choices, please feel free to clarify.
Hope that clears things up! Please let us know if you have any other questions.
BrendanJune 25, 2017
Why exactly is B incorrect? I pre phrased B almost verbatim and glossed over A since B seemed to identify the lack of technological reasoning in the argument.
BrendanJune 25, 2017
Disregard, I just realized how irrelevant B is since the passage mentions absolutely nothing about the economic system of socialism. Thank you
g_cirelliApril 14, 2020
Do you mind explaining why E is incorrect? I was stuck between A and E
