CR EVALUATION SERIES: 1) The Berringer Motorcycle Co. Commercial Transcript: The Berringer Motorcycle Company puts safety first while the typical motorcycle sold today offers performance, but at the expense of rider safety. The Berringer range of motorcycles has undergone National Highway Safety Administration evaluation, and Independent Board of Safety examinations, both the foremost experts in motorcycle safety. That’s why Berringer motorcyclists can expect a degree of safety assurance unrivaled among performance motorbikes.
The answer to which one of the following questions would be most useful in evaluating the truth of the claim made in the commercial transcript?
Ⓐ Have the National Highway Safety Administration, and the Independent Board of Safety also conducted safety tests on other products manufactured by Berringer?
Ⓑ How significantly does the average motorcyclist weigh the safety of a motorcycle?
Ⓒ What were the findings of the National Highway Safety Administration evaluation, and the Independent Board of Safety examinations?
Ⓓ Do motorcyclists have access to transportation methods safer than motorcycling?
Ⓔ Does any other motorcycle offer as much in performance as does a Berringer motorcycle?
Official ExplanationQuestion Type: Evaluate
Boil It Down (Simplified & Abbreviated Summary of the Prompt): Berringer tested, so Berringer safest.
Missing Information (assumption): The test results were relevant to proving safety.
Goal:
Find the question that when answered would either make or break the commercial’s claim that Berringer is the safest.Analysis: It’s actually pretty staggering to think that this prompt cites these two safety bodies and the studies they conducted and offers ZERO information about the results. Maybe Berringer motorcycles were examined, and the results show that they are horribly dangerous.
Ⓐ Out of Focus – We have absolutely no interest in whether any of Berringer’s OTHER products were evaluated. If Berringer also makes refrigerators, how they performed wouldn’t help us out at all in evaluating the claim that Berringer motorcycles are the safest.
Ⓑ Whether safety is an important factor in the purchase of a motorcycle is not relevant to the claim that Berringer motorcycles are the safest. We’re not asked to perform market research for Berringer as to whether safety is something the potential consumer considers, but rather we need to evaluate the questions as to whether these motorcycles safe at all. Maybe the typical Berringer consumer couldn’t care less about safety, but Berringer motorcycles could still be the safest. Ⓒ Yes! This lousy commercial didn’t even address the findings of the examinations. This option would help us measure Berringer’s claim that it makes the safest motorcycles around. Maybe the results confirm Berringer’s claim. Maybe the results directly contradict Berringer’s claim. This option helps us investigate the truth of Berringer’s claim. Ⓓ Out of Focus – Whether motorcyclists have other methods of transport is irrelevant to our investigation as to whether Berringer motorcycles are the safest. Boot it!
Ⓔ Out of Focus – Whether the question as to whether other motorcycles offer as much performance as a Berringer were answered with a “Yes” or a “No” is irrelevant to an investigation about the truth of the claim that Berringer motorcycles are the safest. Gone. ◀ CR ASSUMPTION SERIES: Question 3) Several Police Departments ▶ CR EVALUATION SERIES: Question 2) The Ten Most Popular Primetime TV Programs _________________
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