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

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

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

The mentally insane were considered a danger to society.

People considered the mentally insane to be unable to determine their own status.

O People found it important to give the mentally insane a safe place to live.

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The invalid inference to make about the excerpt would be:

O People found it important to give the mentally insane a safe place to live.

This statement does not directly align with the historical context of how mentally ill individuals were treated, as the focus was often on their confinement rather than providing a safe and supportive environment.