Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT111 S3 Q12 Explanation

Despite the fact that antilock

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

Despite the fact that antilock brakes are designed to make driving safer, research suggests that people who drive cars equipped with antilock brakes have more accidents not equipped with antilock brakes.

What this question is testing

Paradox

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
12.

Each of the following, if true, would help resolve the apparent discrepancy

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    Most cars equipped with antilock brakes are, on average, driven more carelessly than cars not

  2. Trap2% picked this

    Antilock brakes malfunction more often than

  3. Trap22% picked this

    Antilock brakes require expensive specialized maintenance to be even as effective as

  4. Trap3% picked this

    Most people who drive cars equipped with antilock brakes do not know how to use

  5. Correct70% picked this

    Antilock brakes were designed for safety in congested urban driving, but accidents of the most serious nature

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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