PrepTest 147, Section 3, Question 19
The following passage is based on an article(425 more words not shown)
As used in the third(21 more words not shown)
- Awho focus on(11 more words not shown)
- Bwho live and(9 more words not shown)
- Cwho share opinions(8 more words not shown)
- Dwhose association with(9 more words not shown)
- Ewhose similar research(6 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
What connects the people in the expert clinical community? They bring medical knowledge to shared treatment questions. They may disagree about which treatment is best—that disagreement is central to the proposed standard. Community here describes that professional connection, not necessarily a shared location or a single shared opinion.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
These experts address a common set of clinical problems using relevant medical knowledge. That explains why their disagreement about treatment matters: they are informed participants in the same field.
- B
Nothing requires them to live or work in one area. The discussion concerns expertise about treatments, not geographic proximity.
- C
Agreement on distinctive opinions doesn't define this group. In fact, its members can disagree with each other about the treatments while remaining part of the same expert community.
- D
Ethical values are relevant to the broader discussion, but shared values aren't what identifies the community in this sentence. Its members are connected by clinical expertise and treatment questions.
- E
These people aren't grouped because they apply similar methods in unrelated disciplines. They are addressing related medical problems. The answer shifts from a common clinical field to a different kind of association.
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