PrepTest 42, Section 2, Question 3
People with high blood pressure are generally more nervous and anxious than are people who do not have high blood pressure. This fact shows that this particular combination of personality traits�the so-called hypertensive personality�is likely to cause a person with these traits to develop high blood pressure.
People with high blood pressure are generally more nervous and anxious than are people who do not have high blood pressure. This fact shows that this particular combination of personality traits�the so-called hypertensive personality�is likely to cause a person with these traits to develop high blood pressure.
People with high blood pressure are generally more nervous and anxious than are people who do not have high blood pressure. This fact shows that this particular combination of personality traits�the so-called hypertensive personality�is likely to cause a person with these traits to develop high blood pressure.
People with high blood pressure are generally more nervous and anxious than are people who do not have high blood pressure. This fact shows that this particular combination of personality traits�the so-called hypertensive personality�is likely to cause a person with these traits to develop high blood pressure.
The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the ground that the argument
fails to define the term "hypertensive personality"
presupposes that people have permanent personality traits
simply restates the claim that there is a "hypertensive personality" without providing evidence to support that claim
takes a correlation between personality traits and high blood pressure as proof that the traits cause high blood pressure
focuses on nervousness and anxiety only, ignoring other personality traits that people with high blood pressure might have
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