No; your answer:
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Answer choice: [C]: "The patient has the flu."
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is INCORRECT."
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The answer is that: "No conclusions can be found." ; or
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"Not possible."
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Your answer is incorrect because we cannot conclude from the statements given that the "patient has the flu".
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We are given the following statements:
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1) The doctor recommends rest if the patient has the flu.
2) The doctor recommends rest.
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We know that: "The doctor recommends rest"; however, the doctor could be "recommending rest" for numerous other reasons; even if the patient does not have the flu.
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Likewise, Answer choice: [B]: "If the doctor recommends rest, the patient has the flu."
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is incorrect for essentially the same reason that "Answer choice: [C]" is incorrect.
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Consider answer choice: [D]: The patient does not have the flu.
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This answer choice is incorrect. We cannot conclude that the patient does not have the flu. We cannot determine, from the statements provided, whether the patient does or does not have the flu.
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So this leaves us with: Answer choice: [A]: not possible (to reach a conclusion).
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