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CR · Critical Reasoning
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Senator: Between 1950 and present, the number of women diagnosed with postpartum depression each year in the country of Heranita has increased by a factor of ten. We must improve our systems for supporting women after childbirth to stem this increase in the number of new mothers experiencing postpartum depression.
Which of the following, if true, would most call the argument above into question?
Which of the following, if true, would most call the argument above into question?
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The amount of spending on women’s health has increased since 1950.
B
Rates of postpartum depression are not included in official government statistics.
C
The minimum threshold of symptoms women experience before they can be diagnosed has increased since 1950.
D
Until 1970, most doctors were not specific in their diagnoses but instead grouped all types of depression together.
E
It is likely that cases of postpartum depression are underreported in Heranita.
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