Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT5 S1 Q10 Explanation

Auto industry executive: Statistics show

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Stimulus

Auto industry executive: Statistics show that cars that were built smaller after 1977 to make them more fuel-efficient had a higher incidence of accident-related fatalities than did their earlier, larger counterparts. For this reason we oppose to produce cars with higher fuel efficiency.

What this question is testing

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Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion less likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that look negative but attack a claim the argument never relied on.

Winning move

Find the assumption the argument depends on, then pick the choice that undermines it.

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The question
10.

Which one of the following, if true, would constitute the strongest objection to

Answer choices

  1. No Impact12% picked this

    Even after 1977, large automobiles were frequently involved in accidents that caused death

    This statement doesn't address why we have increased fatalities in smaller, post-1977 cars. Reporting on large car accidents doesn't undermine the link between the push for smaller cars and higher fatality rates.

  2. No Impact15% picked this

    Although fatalities in accidents involving small cars have increased since 1977, the number of

    This discusses accident frequency rather than rebutting the correlation with increased fatalities in smaller cars, and it doesn't change the perspective regarding the executive's opposition to fuel-efficiency guidelines.

  3. Correct70% picked this

    New computerized fuel systems can enable large cars to meet fuel efficiency standards established by

    Why this is right

    This answer choice directly addresses the core issue by suggesting that large cars can be made to meet the fuel efficiency standards through technological advancements, effectively weakening the executive's reason for opposing the guidelines based on the size-related safety issue.

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

  4. No Impact2% picked this

    Modern technology can make small cars more fuel-efficient today than at any other time in

    While it mentions improvements in fuel efficiency for small cars, it doesn’t directly counter the correlation between small size and increased fatalities, nor does it address the executive's stance on producing more fuel-efficient vehicles.

  5. No Impact1% picked this

    Fuel efficiency in models of large cars rose immediately after 1977 but has been

    The historical trend of fuel efficiency in large cars isn't relevant to disputing the safety concerns of smaller, fuel-efficient cars post-1977, nor does it undermine the executive’s opposition to the new guidelines based on these safety concerns.

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