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.

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.

The mentally insane were considered a danger to society.

Answer 1

The invalid inference to make about the excerpt is:

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

This statement implies that only those with medical qualifications had the authority to determine mental insanity, which may not necessarily be supported by the content of the excerpt. The other options reflect perceptions and beliefs about the mentally ill that could be inferred from the context.