During a debate about birthrates, Charlie is of the opinion that prenatal care affects birth rates. However, his colleagues Randy disagrees and states that the receipt of prenatal care does not impact birth rates. Which of the following is an accurate statement that weakens Randy's argument?

a. Women who receive prenatal care during their third trimester are less likely to opt for future births.

b. Women who get prenatal care after the first trimester are more likely to have a second child within 18 months than those who get prenatal care early in pregnancy.

c. Women who receive prenatal care early in pregnancy are more likely to have at least two or more children.

d. Women in many African American societies are increasingly receiving more prenatal care during their second trimester and hence are less likely to have children for another 24 months.

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2 November, 02:09

During a debate about birthrates, Charlie is of the opinion that prenatal care affects birth rates. However, his colleagues Randy disagrees and states that the receipt of prenatal care does not impact birth rates. Which of the following is an accurate statement that weakens Randy's argument?

a. Women who receive prenatal care during their third trimester are less likely to opt for future births.

b. Women who get prenatal care after the first trimester are more likely to have a second child within 18 months than those who get prenatal care early in pregnancy.

c. Women who receive prenatal care early in pregnancy are more likely to have at least two or more children.

d. Women in many African American societies are increasingly receiving more prenatal care during their second trimester and hence are less likely to have children for another 24 months.

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Clara Welch · Answer 1

d. Women in many African American societies are increasingly receiving more prenatal care during their second trimester and hence are less likely to have children for another 24 months.

Explanation:

This statement weakens Randy's argument because it talks about the straight relation between prenatal care and birth rates. The first statement enforce Randy's argument revealing prenatal care decreases birth rates because women may not opt for future births. The second statement doesn't weakens Randy's argument because it gives only a statistic about women who take prenatal care and it doesn't compare it with a statistic about women who doesn't take it. This happens again in the third statement where it doesn't compare women who receive prenatal care with women who doesn't.