Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT17 S2 Q24 Explanation

Public policy dictates the health

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TopicsParallel

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Stimulus

Public policy dictates the health risks the public routinely takes. Statistical arguments about health risks are used primarily to deflect public fears, while contributing little to policy debate. For example, statistics are cited to imply that wearing a seat belt reduces one’s risk of death in an automobile accident, deflecting attention from automobiles inherently increases any individual’s risk of death in an automobile accident.

What this question is testing

Parallel

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
24.

The way the example functions above is most closely paralleled in which one

Answer choices

  1. Correct77% picked this

    Statistics indicate that an individual’s risk of contracting cancer from radiation emitted by a nuclear power plant is less than that of contracting cancer

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap8% picked this

    Statistics indicate that an urban resident’s risk of accidental death from any cause is no greater than that of an individual who lives in

  3. Trap5% picked this

    Statistics indicate that the average life expectancy of males is shorter than that of females. This alone should not influence policies regarding eligibility for

  4. Trap6% picked this

    Statistics indicate that the average life expectancy of males is shorter than that of females. When one accounts for the fact that females smoke

  5. Trap3% picked this

    Statistics indicate that the number of people dependent on alcohol far exceeds the number dependent on illegal addictive drugs; thus, any policy for the

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