Which of the following would be an invalid inference to make about this excerpt?
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People found it important to give the mentally insane a safe place to live.
People found it important to give the mentally insane a safe place to live.
Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane.
Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane.
The mentally insane were considered a danger to society.
The mentally insane were considered a danger to society.
People considered the mentally insane to be unable to determine their own status.
People considered the mentally insane to be unable to determine their own status.
1 answer
An invalid inference to make about the excerpt would be:
Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane.
This statement suggests a specific criterion about the qualification needed to declare someone mentally insane, which is not necessarily supported by the excerpt itself. The other options are more general observations about societal views towards the mentally ill.
