Question

every child in a certain family has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (asd). based on this evidence, what possible conclusion can be drawn about asd?
a. asd may be lethal.
b. asd may be genetic.
c. asd is related to traditional nuclear family structures.
d. no conclusion can be drawn based on this evidence.
the evidence says that every child in a certain family has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (asd). all of these children have genetic commonalities. therefore, asd may be genetic. the evidence does not mention whether the children died from asd. therefore, no conclusion can be drawn that asd may be lethal. furthermore, the sample size of the evidence is much too small to suggest that asd is related to traditional nuclear family structures.

Explanation:

• Option a: The evidence doesn't mention anything about children dying from ASD, so we can't conclude ASD may be lethal.
• Option b: Since all the children with ASD in the family have genetic commonalities, it is reasonable to conclude that ASD may be genetic.
• Option c: The evidence has nothing to do with traditional nuclear family structures, and the sample size is too small to suggest such a relation.
• Option d: We can draw the conclusion that ASD may be genetic from the evidence, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

b. ASD may be genetic.