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CR · Critical Reasoning
505-555
Assumptions
Literary geniuses known for their sad poetry have unusually high suicidal tendencies. A new medicine has been proven to be able to cure such tendencies by easing the feeling of sadness; however, any use of such medicine by these literary geniuses will be a loss to the poetic world.
The argument is based on which one of the following assumptions?
The argument is based on which one of the following assumptions?
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Literary geniuses know for their sad poetry differ in the intensity of their suicidal tendencies.
B
The medicine directly impacts the poetic creativity of an individual.
C
The sadness felt by the literary geniuses contributes to the poetic value of their work.
D
The medicine can alter suicidal tendencies to different extents in different individuals.
E
Suicidal tendencies are not present in people who do not write sad poetry.
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Difficulty
505-555
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CR