LSAT 113 | Section 3 | Logical Reasoning: Q4

LR Question 4 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Doctor: The practice of using this therapy…

QUESTION TYPE: Main Point

CONCLUSION: The practice of using this therapy to treat the illness cannot be supported by the claim that any therapy is more effective than no therapy at all.

REASONING: We must also take into account the fact that this therapy is expensive and complicated.

ANALYSIS: This isn’t a bad argument. The main point is that we must consider other factors. The therapy might work, but that’s not good enough since it costs a lot and is complicated.

If a medicine cured a cold in 2 days instead of 3, but it costs $1,000,000,000, you wouldn’t take it.

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1. The doctor is arguing against this line of reasoning. 
2. The doctor didn’t say whether any other treatments are more effective.
3. The doctor agrees with this, but he wouldn’t mind if the therapy were certain to work. His main point is that the therapy doesn’t have a great justification and it is also expensive.
4. The doctor might agree that effective yet expensive therapies should also be used. She is just doubtful about expensive therapies that are not so effective.
5. CORRECT. We must also consider the downsides of therapy.