We are taught that pedestrians

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct94% picked this

   Far more pedestrians cross at corners

   Why this is right

   As we predicted, this resolves the paragraph by saying, "Sure jaywalking is more dangerous. But there's still a higher number of people dying while using the crosswalk because the total number of people using the crosswalk is way higher than the total jaywalking." In this way, even though someone is less likely to die using a crosswalk, there will still be a higher raw number of casualties relating to a crosswalk.

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

   94%
2. B

   Very Weak: Some3% picked this

   Some people jaywalk only when there is

   Some = at least one There are very few correct answers on Paradox, Strengthen, and Weaken that use the term Some, because it's only telling us about one measly data point. It's hard for one data point to have impact. This says "there's at least one person who only jaywalks if there's little traffic". Does that explain why more people die at crosswalks? No, especially because it's very possible that there's at least one person who crosses at a crosswalk only when there's little traffic.

   3%
3. C

   Reinforces Background1% picked this

   Drivers are often unfamiliar with the laws

   This is reinforcing the background idea that drivers are expecting pedestrians at crosswalks but not expecting them to be jaywalking. But it has no power to explain why more people die at crosswalks.

   1%
4. D

   No Distinction2% picked this

   Traffic laws in most locations state that the pedestrian always has the right of way, whether or not the pedestrian

   Since we're trying to figure out why there are MORE deaths at crosswalks than via jaywalking, we need an answer to provide a distinction between them. This says something that is true for both, so it's useless.

   2%
5. E

   No Distinction1% picked this

   Good drivers anticipate jaywalkers as much as they anticipate pedestrians crossing

   Since we're trying to figure out why there are MORE deaths at crosswalks than via jaywalking, we need an answer to provide a distinction between them. This says something that is the same for both, so it's useless.

   1%