Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT122 S4 Q11 Explanation

Consumer activist: When antilock brakes

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

Consumer activist: When antilock brakes were first introduced, it was claimed that they would significantly reduce the incidence of multiple-car collisions, thereby saving lives. Indeed, antilock brakes have reduced the incidence of multiple-car collisions. I maintain, manufacturers ought to stop equipping cars with them.

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
11.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict in the

Answer choices

  1. Correct95% picked this

    Drivers and passengers in automobiles with antilock brakes feel less vulnerable, and are thus less likely

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap1% picked this

    Under some circumstances, automobiles with traditional brakes stop just as quickly as do automobiles

  3. Trap1% picked this

    For inexperienced drivers, antilock brakes are easier to use correctly than

  4. Trap1% picked this

    Antilock brakes are considerably more expensive to manufacture than are

  5. Trap2% picked this

    Antilock brakes are no more effective in preventing multiple-car accidents than in preventing other kinds

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