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Re: A City police department plans to set up a special task [#permalink]
yes B again.

The correct response is B . The councilman's objection is based on
the fact that very few of the drivers in the city drive while
intoxicated. However, if the majority of the auto accidents inthe
city are caused by drunk drivers, as described in choice B, then the
city's most effective strategy for reducing auto accidents is to
combat drunk driving. Choices A and E would not weaken the council
member's argument. Choice C would be an argument in favor of the task
force, but does not establish, as choice B does, that getting drunk
drivers off the streets would actually produce a measurable benefit.
Choice D is irrelevant.


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Re: A City police department plans to set up a special task [#permalink]
This question is debatable. There are two weak points in the statement given by the objecting council.

How do we refute the city council's claim. Either show that the data it is providing as evidence is false or the consequence of the truthfullness of that data is pretty serious.

B says majority of the accidents caused are by drunk drivers. What if there were only 10 accidents in a year.

C says the numbers provided by the city council about no of drunk drivers is wrong.

One can always come out and say even if those 10 accidents can be stopped then it is worth the try.

I liked C better.

I have seen a similar Q in Kaplan about diceases caused pollution and the answer is similar to one provided by C where the data provided as evidence is invalidated



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