Recently, many traffic lights

Answer choices

1. A

   No Impact0% picked this

   People often disregard traffic lights and

   At best, this might lead us to expect very little difference in the number of accidents after the traffic lights and street markings. We might still expect an increase in the number of accidents once the lights and markings were removed, since it's possible that people sometimes payed attention to them and they were somewhat helpful. In any case, this answer doesn't help explain why the number of accidents was greatly reduced.

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2. B

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   The lack of traffic lights and street markings caused drivers to

   Why this is right

   Driving more cautiously could easily lead to fewer accidents.

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

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3. C

   No Impact0% picked this

   Most drivers were not aware that traffic lights and street markings

   If anything, we would expect this to result in little or no change to the number of accidents. It doesn't help explain why there was a significant change, and why the number of accidents was greatly reduced.

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4. D

   No Impact0% picked this

   Traffic lights and street markings are intended to have benefits in addition to those

   Without more information about the "benefits" described in this answer choice, we have no idea how this would affect the number of accidents that occurred after the traffic lights and street markings were removed.

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5. E

   Weaker Impact Thin Ice1% picked this

   Drivers were given advance notice that the traffic lights and street markings

   We could expect this to lead to fewer accidents if we assume that drivers changed their driving habits in response to the advance notice. We would basically be assuming that this caused drivers to drive more cautiously, which is what choice B explicitly states.

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