Question

Automation, however essential it may be to maximise a country's economic production and minimise its costs, should be rejected. The health care industry wants to increase revenues while reducing costs. Hence, it proposes greater automation of health care. This radical automation of health care would cause patients to lose trust in the system as the health care they would receive would lack the personal touch that, according to several studies, patients desire.
Which of the following expresses the main point of the argument?

• A. Due to economic forces, automation of health care is inevitable.
• B. The health care industry should not be heavily automated
• C. Trends in the general economy do not apply to the health care industry.
• D. The health care industry is becoming too greedy.
• E. Patients desire personalised care.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Argument Construction: 
Though automation is essential for cost management, it should not be adopted in the healthcare industry as it will take away the human touch which, as per several studies, is strongly desired by many patients.
A. The author makes no statement about the surety of automation being adopted in healthcare. He/she merely highlights the disadvantages of such action.
B.The author, while accepting the benefits of automation, is essentially highlighting the negative outcomes of automation in the health care industry in order to reinforce its undesirability. 
C. This statement goes beyond the scope of the passage.
D. This is a judgmental and moralistic statement. 
E. Though this is an inference that can be drawn from the passage, it is not the central idea being discussed. 
Thus, the correct answer is B.