Politician: The bill that makes

Answer choices

1. A

   Unrelated to Goal15% picked this

   The more attention one pays to driving, the safer a driver

   Since this doesn't contain the language "should be adopted" it won't allow us to logically derive the wording, "Therefore, should be adopted".

   15%
2. B

   Unrelated to Goal16% picked this

   The only way to reduce the threat to public safety posed by car phones

   Since this doesn't contain the language "should be adopted" it won't allow us to logically derive the wording, "Therefore, should be adopted". It definitely feels closer than (A), because if legislation is our only way, then we should adopt some legislation, right? Yes, but this is Sufficient Assumption. We're not being asked to fill in the blanks with common sense. We would need to spell out even that idea I just uttered, that "if legislation is our only way, then we should take that way". An additional problem is that this answer would only strengthen the idea that "we should adopt some legislation". It still doesn't give us a mechanism to argue for this bill.

   16%
3. C

   Unrelated to Goal6% picked this

   Some distractions interfere with one’s ability to safely operate

   Weak wording like "some" will be wrong on Sufficient Assumption 99% of the time, since we need an answer to powerfully prove the conclusion in airtight fashion. Since this doesn't contain the language "should be adopted" it won't allow us to logically derive the wording, "Therefore, should be adopted".

   6%
4. D

   Correct61% picked this

   Any proposed law that would reduce a threat to public safety

   Why this is right

   This is actually the only eligible answer choice we're offered, since it's the only one to provide us with the wording we need in the conclusion: should be adopted. Does this rule apply to the bill being considered? Would this bill that criminalizes using your phone while driving reduce a threat to public safety? Sure, if using your phone while driving is illegal, it will deter people from doing so, and doing so seriously distracts the driver, which poses a threat to safe driving. Since this answer choice applies to the proposed bill we're talking about, it allows us to logically conclude that this proposed bill should be adopted.

   Skill tested: Sufficient Assumption · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   61%
5. E

   Unrelated to Goal1% picked this

   Car phone use by passengers does not distract the driver of

   Since this doesn't contain the language "should be adopted" it won't allow us to logically derive the wording, "Therefore, should be adopted".

   1%