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by bupbebeo » Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:43 am
Could you help me determine assumption in this argument?

While it was once believed that the sort of psychotherapy appropriate for the treatment of neuroses caused by environmental factors is also appropriate for schizophrenia and other psychoses, it is now known that these latter, more serious forms of mental disturbance are best treated by biochemical - that is, medicinal - means. This is conclusive evidence that psychoses, unlike neuroses have nothing to do with environmental factors but rather are caused by some sort of purely organic condition, such as abnormal brain chemistry or brain malformations.
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by gmatmachoman » Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:32 am
bupbebeo wrote:Could you help me determine assumption in this argument?

While it was once believed that the sort of psychotherapy appropriate for the treatment of neuroses caused by environmental factors is also appropriate for schizophrenia and other psychoses, it is now known that these latter, more serious forms of mental disturbance are best treated by biochemical - that is, medicinal - means. This is conclusive evidence that psychoses, unlike neuroses have nothing to do with environmental factors but rather are caused by some sort of purely organic condition, such as abnormal brain chemistry or brain malformations.

Could you help me determine assumption in this argument??


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by bupbebeo » Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:06 am
gmatmachoman wrote:
bupbebeo wrote:Could you help me determine assumption in this argument?

While it was once believed that the sort of psychotherapy appropriate for the treatment of neuroses caused by environmental factors is also appropriate for schizophrenia and other psychoses, it is now known that these latter, more serious forms of mental disturbance are best treated by biochemical - that is, medicinal - means. This is conclusive evidence that psychoses, unlike neuroses have nothing to do with environmental factors but rather are caused by some sort of purely organic condition, such as abnormal brain chemistry or brain malformations.

Could you help me determine assumption in this argument??


Could you help me in posting the options also??
This is actually not assumption question. the fact is that the question ask me to determine this argument is strong or weak. I just want to know what assumption this argument based on?
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by FightWithGMAT » Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:10 am
Assumption:
In my best opinion-

Purely organic condition could not be caused by environmental factors

because if we negate this

Purely organic condition could be caused by environmental factors

this would weaken the reasoning.
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