A citizens’ group in State X is pushing legislation to have mobile pho

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A citizens’ group in State X is pushing legislation to have mobile phone use banned during driving. Leaders of the group are concerned that talking and text messaging while operating a motor vehicle has led to many injuries and to damage of state property.

EACH of the following is a piece of evidence the group could use in support of its position EXCEPT

A. statistics on how many licensed drivers own mobile phones
B. police accident reports stating that mobile phone use was a cause of a collision
C. scientific studies stating the effect of divided attention on motor vehicle safety
D. pamphlets from other citizens’ groups urging drivers to turn off mobile phones in traffic
E. testimonials from drivers who have been injured in accidents involving mobile phone use

rlevochkin · Answer

I am with D, too. Between A AND D.

D IS NOT REALLY AN EVIDENCE.

A  CAN BE USED AS EVIDENCE THEY CAN SHOW THAT , FOR EXAMPLE, SOME STATES WITH LOWER PERCENTAGES OF LICENSED DRIVERS WITH CELL PHONES HAVE LOWER NUMBER OF CAR ACCIDENTS PER CAPITA COMPARED TO STATES WITH HIGHER PERCENTAGES OF THOSE DRIVERS WHO PURCHASED CELL PHONES.

bibha · Answer

OA is D.
thx for the explanations. 
I chose A since i thought that only the statistics would be used as evidence. And stats alone don't provide any evidence.

anshunadir · Answer

what if a good percentage of drivers own mobile phones, but they actually don't use it while driving ?

IMO - A and D both can't be used as evidence.

Can someone please help with this question ?

egmat · Answer

I agree with the discussion here that while B, C and E can clearly be used right away by the citizen group, the same is not the case with either A or D.

However, if we have to select one, it's logical to go with D.

Why? How can option A be used by the citizen group?

Here's my reasoning:

This citizen group is going to the government asking for a law to ban mobile phone use during driving. The government can easily ask: "Is this problem that big in magnitude that we need to enact a law to handle this?". The government can't just enact laws for every problem under the sun.

Now, as you can see, to answer this query, the group may use the statistic that a large number of licensed drivers have mobile phone - so the given problem can magnify in time to come.

I agree that option A doesn't say whether the number of licensed drivers who have mobile phones is small or large but compared with option D, this option makes at least some logical sense.

Thanks,
Chiranjeev

Nightmare007 · Answer

Only D looks obvious.

A = shows how many people are having mobile phones during driving. -can be shown how many people own phones while driving and possibility to use them.
B = Collisions are caused by the usage of mobile phones. -one of the best evidences
C = Divided attention can cause accidents. - good one using mobiles while driving is bad.
D = pamplets passed by citizens to spread awareness ?? = can not be used to show that it is bad to use mobiles.
E = Testimonials of previous accidents . one of the Best evidences

DexterZabula · Answer

We can vouch for D in the same manner! My reasoning is:

This citizen group is going to the government asking for a law to ban mobile phone use during driving. The government can easily ask: "Can you get someone who can testify to have seen drivers using mobile phones while driving?".
The jury can't just deliver verdict for every problem without witnesses.

Now, as you can see, to answer this query, the group may use the pamphlets that a large number of are floating on highways - after seeing some or many of them using mobile while driving.

I agree that option D doesn't tell the number of licensed drivers who were using mobile phones while driving but compared with option A, this option gives an eye - witness account of at least some form of guilty.

So, I would prefer a reported incident, no matter how few   of them are, over a probability!

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