Nadia Is a Child with a Rare Connective Tissue Disorder

question 14

Multiple Choice

Nadia is a child with a rare connective tissue disorder. Due to her medical condition she is injured easily and had many surgeries on her joints throughout her life. Her parents are both employed, but the cost of her medical care often surpasses the income they earn per year. Her medical condition is so costly that her parents rely on ______ to pay the medical bills.

• A) Medicaid
• B) Medicare
• C) patchwork system
• D) single-payer health care system

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Definitions:

Modus Ponens

A form of logical argument where if a conditional statement ("if P then Q") is accepted, and the antecedent (P) holds, then the consequent (Q) can be concluded.

Inductive Generalization

A form of reasoning where a conclusion is drawn about all members of a group based on observations of a sample of that group.

Sodium

A chemical element with the symbol Na and atomic number 11, which is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal and is found in many salts, including table salt.

Fallacies

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