#16 - Some health officials are concerned about the current sustained increase in reported deaths

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

Strengthen - CE. The correct answer choice is (C).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E):

This explanation is still in progress. Please post any questions below!

[ashpine17]

How do I read A? Are the number of cases actually going up or is only the reports increasing?

[Robert Carroll]

ashpine17,

It's unclear, which is why answer choice (A) is wrong. It's equally compatible with their being more actual cases, which would be bad for the argument, or just more reporting, which would be good for the argument.

Robert Carroll

[askuwheteau@protonmail.com]

I solved this question in under a minute by prephrasing an answer, namely that the correct answer choice would either likely touch upon the follow: Alcoholism death recognition reports by Drs. have increased (like a supporter assumption...in that it says what is/has happened) OR alcoholism has not risen (like a defender assumption...in that is says what something is not).

Is my logic on-point here?