Use the excerpt from the “How Nellie Bly went undercover to expose abuse of the mentally ill” article to answer the question.

Question

Which of the following would be an invalid inference to make about this excerpt?

(1 point)
Responses

Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane.
Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane.

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.

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.

Answer 1

The invalid inference to make about the excerpt would be:

Only someone who was medically qualified could declare someone mentally insane.

This statement implies a specific qualification and authority required to declare someone mentally insane, which may not necessarily be supported by the context of the excerpt. The other statements pertain to general attitudes and beliefs about the mentally ill that can be inferred from various historical contexts.