\"The patient presents with fever, sweating, and a cough but claims that she has

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"The patient presents with fever, sweating, and a cough but claims that she has no pain in the throat or the ears."

If this passage contains an argument, which of the following is the best standardization of the argument?

Standardization 1
(1) The patient has a fever.
(2) The patient is sweating.
(3) The patient has a cough.
Therefore,
(4) The patient has no pain in the throat.

Standardization 2
(1) The patient has a fever.
(2) The patient is sweating.
(3) The patient has a cough.
Therefore,
(4) The patient has no pain in the throat and no pain in the ears.

Standardization 3
(1) The patient has no pain in the throat and no pain in the ears.
(2) The patient is sweating.
(3) The patient has a cough.
Therefore,
(4) The patient has a fever.

Standardization 4
(1) The patient has no pain in the throat and no pain in the ears.
(2) The patient has a fever.
(3) The patient has a cough.
Therefore,
(4) The patient is sweating.

A. Standardization 1

B. Standardization 2

C. Standardization 3

D. Standardization 4

E. This passage does not contain an argument.

Explanation / Answer

Answer is D

Standardization 4
(1) The patient has no pain in the throat and no pain in the ears.
(2) The patient has a fever.
(3) The patient has a cough.
Therefore,
(4) The patient is sweating.

Standardization – repeating a contention in standard consistent shape. A contention is said to be in standard coherent shape when each progression in the contention is numbered continuously, premises are expressed over the ends they are professed to help, and defenses are accommodated every end in the contention.

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