Question

In relation to the changes in vocabulary discussed in Harvard magazine in the third paragraph (“The evolving . . . medical practice”), the author’s comments in the fourth paragraph serve to
A) consider the validity of the decision to implement the changes


B) suggest an improvement on the changes



C) assess the advantages and disadvantages of making the changes



D)explain the necessity for making the changes



E)challenge an assumption about a term that continues to be used

Answer 1

Answer:

E

Explanation:

Correct. In these comments, the author initially presents two contrasting perspectives on the changes in medical vocabulary: they could be seen as a positive sign of medical practitioners’ humility or a negative sign of their lack of principles. The author does not endorse either of these perspectives, however, but rather challenges their shared assumption that conventional medicine is “scientific” to begin with. The author thus rebuts the other perspectives discussed in the passage by introducing her own skeptical perspective on the scientific nature of conventional methods and providing new evidence to support her point of view.