Q19

[AyakiK696]

Doesn't answer choice A only strengthen the conclusion, and not the argument? Or is it correct because it rules out an objection, i.e. the possibility that the drug isn't beneficial to consumers for a different reason?

[ohthatpatrick]

Was there a better answer?

^ That annoying mantra is extremely important to LSAT, because there are lots of blips / idiosyncrasies / holes in certain problems that can torture us, but they should only be a concern if it was impossible to figure out what the best answer was.

Did any of the other answers make us more inclined to see how "me too" can indeed benefit consumers?

Also, even if it only strengthens the conclusion, that's fine. There's never been an answer choice on Strengthen that was wrong because it strengthened the conclusion, not the argument.

The "me too" drugs are duplicating other drugs' effects, 'more or less'. So a potential objection could be, "What if people buy these cheaper 'me too' drugs and they don't work as well as the established drugs?"

(A) nudges us in the opposite direction by making it seem like sometimes the 'me too' is not only AS GOOD, it's BETTER.

[HazelZ814]

Was there a better answer?

^ That annoying mantra is extremely important to LSAT, because there are lots of blips / idiosyncrasies / holes in certain problems that can torture us, but they should only be a concern if it was impossible to figure out what the best answer was.

Did any of the other answers make us more inclined to see how "me too" can indeed benefit consumers?

Also, even if it only strengthens the conclusion, that's fine. There's never been an answer choice on Strengthen that was wrong because it strengthened the conclusion, not the argument.

The "me too" drugs are duplicating other drugs' effects, 'more or less'. So a potential objection could be, "What if people buy these cheaper 'me too' drugs and they don't work as well as the established drugs?"

(A) nudges us in the opposite direction by making it seem like sometimes the 'me too' is not only AS GOOD, it's BETTER.

So is 'to be more effective" different from "provides no new benefits" as the argument said? I think drug effectiveness is part of drug benefits, and that's why I think A attacks a premise and isn't the right answer. Could you please explain that? Thanks.