Determine Whether the Following Passage Contains an Argument; If It

question 52

Essay

Determine whether the following passage contains an argument; if it does, identify the main issue.
"A witty experiment by Philip Goldberg proves what everyone knows, having internalized the disesteem in which they are held, women despise both themselves and each other. This simple test consisted of asking women undergraduates to respond to the scholarship in an essay signed alternately by one John McKay and one Joan McKay. In making their assessments, the students generally agreed that John was a remarkable thinker, Joan an unimpressive mind. Yet the articles were identical; the reaction was dependent on the sex of the supposed author."
-Kate Millett, Sexual Politics

Recognize the importance of environmental factors and community infrastructure in disease prevention.

Understand the historical development of public health initiatives and their impact on community health.

Analyze the role of government and non-governmental organizations in the advancement of public health.

Identify key figures and their contributions to public health and nursing.

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Definitions:

Phantom Limb Sensations

The phenomenon where individuals feel sensations or even pain in a limb or a part of a limb that has been amputated.

Posthypnotic Suggestion

An instruction given to a person under hypnosis that is intended to be acted upon after he or she has awakened from the hypnotic state.

Synesthesia

A condition where one type of sensory stimulus involuntarily prompts the perception of another sense.

ESP

Extra-Sensory Perception, the claimed ability to obtain information without the use of known senses.