Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Computerized scanning equipment has revolutionized the study of brain diseases and injuries. At best,
conventional X-rays produce only shadowy images of the brain. Computed tomographic (CT) scanning is a specialized type of X-ray that does a much better job of making the brain visible. In a CT scan, X-ray information is collected by a computer and formed into an image of the brain. A CT scan can reveal the effects of strokes, injuries, tumors, and other brain disorders. Dennis Coon and John O. Mitterer, Psychology: A Journey
A) Nonargument.
B) Argument; conclusion: A CT scan can reveal ... other brain disorders.
C) Argument; conclusion: At best, conventional X-rays ... images of the brain.
D) Argument; conclusion: Computed tomographic (CT) scanning ... brain visible.
E) Argument; conclusion: Computerized scanning equipment ... and injuries.
E
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