Skills Lesson: Proposing Logical Alternatives

To come up with a logical alternative for an unresolved problem, scientific data and research are not considered relevant.

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Alexis plays on her school basketball team. Practice used to be right after school, but has recently been changed to 6 PM. Alexis has been experiencing acid reflux during practice, ever since the time changed. Which of the following would be a logical alternative for Alexis to try, in an effort to eliminate the acid reflux problem? a. eat a light snack right after school and do not eat a full dinner until after practice b. do not eat dinner on practice days c. avoid fruits and vegetables on practice days d. do not attend practice and quit the team

a. eat a light snack right after school and do not eat a full dinner until after practice

Jamie grinds his teeth at night, so his dentist suggested wearing a mouth guard. After wearing the mouth guard for two weeks Jamie noticed that his jaw no longer hurt during the day. About two weeks later, Jaime's parents received a call from the dentist's billing department, who indicated that their insurance did not cover the cost of the mouth guard. A __________ effect is that Jaime's jaw no longer hurts during the day. A ___________ effect is that his parents' health insurance did not cover the cost of the mouth guard. a. positive; negative b. negative; positive c. negative; negative d. positive; positive

a. positive; negative

Daniel's doctor is trying to determine the cause of his recent onset of asthma symptoms. Of the information Daniel provided, which would his doctor find most helpful in determining a cause? a. Daniel had never experienced asthma symptoms until now. b. Daniel notices the asthma symptoms occurs more often during cross country practice. c. Daniel's worst symptom is shortness of breath. d. Daniel's sister was diagnosed with asthma at an early age.

b. Daniel notices the asthma symptoms occurs more often during cross country practice.

Jenna knows that cystic fibrosis runs in her family and she is worried she might carry the gene. She is marrying Tyler, who does not think that cystic fibrosis runs in his family. Jenna and Tyler are getting married, and plan on starting a family. Identify the unresolved problem they will share as a married couple. a. Tyler does not know if cystic fibrosis runs in his family. b. Jenna does not know if she carries the cystic fibrosis gene. c. Jenna and Tyler do not know the chances of passing on cystic fibrosis to their future offspring. d. Jenna and Tyler plan on staring a family.

c. Jenna and Tyler do not know the chances of passing on cystic fibrosis to their future offspring.