Q1
"Opinion polls repeatedly show that a clear majority of people think that at least some alternative medicine is effective. So, alternative medicine obviously does work at least some of the time."
-Is this a rationally good or a rationally bad argument? Explain
Q2
"Acupuncture is undoubtedly effective. I had a friend who suffered from unexplained chronic pain. She tried all sorts of medications and treatment and nothing helped. Eventually, she tried acupuncture and afterwards the pain stopped."
-Is this a rationally good or a rationally bad argument? Explain
Q3
"Either doctors will do everything they can to convince their patients to use the most effective treatment possible or they simply do not care about the health of their patients. Obviously, it is unacceptable for medical doctors not to care about the health of their patients. So, medical doctors should always do whatever they can to convince their patients to use the most effective treatment available."
-Is this a rationally good or a rationally bad argument? Explain
Q1 "Opinion polls repeatedly show that a clear majority of people think that at least some alternative medicine is effe
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