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62 The following appeared in a memo from the director of a large group ofhospitals.
"In a laboratory study of liquid antibacterial hand soaps, aconcentrated solution of UltraClean produced a 40 percent greater reduction inthe bacteria population than did the liquid hand soaps currently used in ourhospitals. During a subsequent test of UltraClean at our hospital in Workby,that hospital reported significantly fewer cases of patient infection than didany of the other hospitals in our group. Therefore, to prevent seriouspatient infections, we should supply UltraClean at all hand-washing stationsthroughout our hospital system."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptionsof the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on theseassumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptionsprove unwarranted.
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