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# The National Association of Fire Fighters says that 45

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13. The National Association of Fire Fighters says that 45 percent of homes now have smoke detectors, whereas only 30 percent of homes had them 10 years ago. This makes early detection of house fires no more likely, however, because over half of the domestic smoke detectors are either without batteries or else inoperative for some other reason.

In order for the conclusion above to be properly drawn, which one of the following assumptions would have to be made?

(A) Fifteen percent of domestic smoke detectors were installed less than 10 years ago.

(B) The number of fires per year in homes with smoke detectors has increased.

(C) Not all of the smoke detectors in homes are battery operated.

(D) The proportion of domestic smoke detectors that are inoperative has increased in the past ten years.

(E) Unlike automatic water sprinklers, a properly functioning smoke detector cannot by itself increase fire safety in a home.
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27 Sep 2003, 11:41
I vote for D. If the proportion of domestic smoke detectors that are inoperative had decreased in the past ten years, then this would have made early detection of house fires more likely.
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28 Sep 2003, 10:31
The negation rule really works.
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13 Jul 2015, 09:19
The National Association of Fire Fighters says that 45 percent of homes now have smoke detectors, whereas only 30 percent of homes had them 10 years ago. This makes early detection of house fires no more likely, however, because over half of the domestic smoke detectors are either without batteries or else inoperative for some other reason.

The conclusion is that smoke detectors are still not effective despite the increase in their prevalence because many of them don't function (due to lack of batteries or other issue).

In order for the conclusion above to be properly drawn, which one of the following assumptions would have to be made?

(A) Fifteen percent of domestic smoke detectors were installed less than 10 years ago.
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(B) The number of fires per year in homes with smoke detectors has increased.
not relevant
(C) Not all of the smoke detectors in homes are battery operated.
There are also other reasons that they are inoperative.
(D) The proportion of domestic smoke detectors that are inoperative has increased in the past ten years.
If just as many detectors were inoperative in the past, their current inefficacy can't be attributed to malfunction.
(E) Unlike automatic water sprinklers, a properly functioning smoke detector cannot by itself increase fire safety in a home. out of scope
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24 Aug 2015, 06:35
I made a silly mistake to not think the stimulus properly and opted the choice E. Choice E is completely out of scope.
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07 Jul 2016, 13:37
I got stuck between option B and D.
Option b says Number of fires have increased in houses thereby supporting that fires are no more likely to be detected with smoke detectors which mostly are inoperative or without battery
Option D also passes negation test.
Can you help with getting more clarity
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