When a threat to life is common

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope3% picked this

   Whether governmental action will be taken to lessen a common risk depends primarily on the prominence given to the

   Governmental action to lessen a common risk is not discussed in the statements.

   3%
2. B

   Out of Scope7% picked this

   People tend to magnify the risk of a threat if the threat seems particularly dreadful or if those who would be affected

   How dreadful a threat is and one’s ability to control a threat are not discussed in the statements.

   7%
3. C

   Correct89% picked this

   Those who get their information primarily from the news media tend to overestimate the risk of uncommon threats relative to

   Why this is right

   Rare threats are universally reported in the news media, while only unusual instances of common threats are reported in the media. Since the people this answer is talking about base their estimate of the risk of various threats by the frequency those threats appear in the media, people will overestimate rare threats relative to common ones.

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

   89%
4. D

   Out of Scope1% picked this

   Reporters tend not to seek out information about long-range future threats but to concentrate their attention on the

   The time horizon of a threat is not discussed in the statements.

   1%
5. E

   Out of Scope1% picked this

   The resources that are spent on avoiding product tampering are greater than the resources that are spent on avoiding threats

   The resources spent to avoid specific threats are not discussed in the statements.

   1%