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A particular company makes a system that is installed in the engine block of a car and, if that car is stolen, relays the car’s location to police via satellite. The recovery rate of stolen cars with this device is ninety percent. This system helps everyone because it is impossible for a thief to tell which cars it is installed on. For these reasons, insurance companies try to encourage customers to get this system by offering lower rates to those who have the system. Competing systems include brightly colored steel bars that attach to the steering wheel and loud alarms that go off when the car is tampered with. These systems simply encourage thieves to steal different cars, and when cars with these devices are stolen, the police rarely recovery them.
Which of the following is the most logical conclusion to the author’s premises?
(A) Insurance companies should give the same discount to car owners that have any protective system because their cars are less likely to be stolen.
(B) The police shouldn’t allow car owners to install the loud sirens on their cars because everyone simply ignores the sirens anyway.
(C) Car owners with the system that relays location to the police should prominently advertise the fact on the side window of their cars.
(D) Thieves should simply steal the cars with loud alarms or bright steel bars because those cars probably wouldn’t also have the more effective system installed.
(E) Insurance companies should give less of a discount, or no discount at all, to the siren and steering wheel systems because they aren’t as effective as the relay system.
Which of the following is the most logical conclusion to the author’s premises?
(A) Insurance companies should give the same discount to car owners that have any protective system because their cars are less likely to be stolen.
(B) The police shouldn’t allow car owners to install the loud sirens on their cars because everyone simply ignores the sirens anyway.
(C) Car owners with the system that relays location to the police should prominently advertise the fact on the side window of their cars.
(D) Thieves should simply steal the cars with loud alarms or bright steel bars because those cars probably wouldn’t also have the more effective system installed.
(E) Insurance companies should give less of a discount, or no discount at all, to the siren and steering wheel systems because they aren’t as effective as the relay system.
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The argument highlights that the satellite-based system is highly effective, with a 90% recovery rate, and benefits everyone by making it impossible for thieves to identify which cars have it. On the other hand, competing systems like alarms and steering wheel locks merely encourage thieves to steal other cars, and stolen cars with these devices are rarely recovered.
To find the most logical conclusion, we should look for an option that follows from the given premises.
Evaluating the Answer Choices:
(A) Suggests that insurance companies should give the same discount for any protective system. This contradicts the argument, which states that only the satellite system is truly effective, while the others merely displace crime.
(B) Argues that loud sirens shouldn’t be allowed because people ignore them. While this may be true, the argument does not discuss whether sirens are annoying or ignored—it focuses on effectiveness in car recovery.
(C) Suggests that owners should advertise the satellite system on their cars. However, this would make it easier for thieves to avoid those cars, undermining the system's deterrent effect.
(D) Suggests that thieves should steal cars with alarms or steering wheel bars. While this follows the logic that those cars are less likely to have the satellite system, the argument does not advocate for thieves—it’s about what insurance companies should do.
(E) Suggests that insurance companies should offer lower or no discounts for the ineffective sirens and steering wheel systems. This aligns with the argument's key point: only the satellite system meaningfully increases car recovery, so insurance companies should differentiate their incentives accordingly.
Best Answer:
(E) Insurance companies should give less of a discount, or no discount at all, to the siren and steering wheel systems because they aren’t as effective as the relay system.
This conclusion logically follows from the premise that only the satellite-based system significantly improves stolen car recovery rates.
To find the most logical conclusion, we should look for an option that follows from the given premises.
Evaluating the Answer Choices:
(A) Suggests that insurance companies should give the same discount for any protective system. This contradicts the argument, which states that only the satellite system is truly effective, while the others merely displace crime.
(B) Argues that loud sirens shouldn’t be allowed because people ignore them. While this may be true, the argument does not discuss whether sirens are annoying or ignored—it focuses on effectiveness in car recovery.
(C) Suggests that owners should advertise the satellite system on their cars. However, this would make it easier for thieves to avoid those cars, undermining the system's deterrent effect.
(D) Suggests that thieves should steal cars with alarms or steering wheel bars. While this follows the logic that those cars are less likely to have the satellite system, the argument does not advocate for thieves—it’s about what insurance companies should do.
(E) Suggests that insurance companies should offer lower or no discounts for the ineffective sirens and steering wheel systems. This aligns with the argument's key point: only the satellite system meaningfully increases car recovery, so insurance companies should differentiate their incentives accordingly.
Best Answer:
(E) Insurance companies should give less of a discount, or no discount at all, to the siren and steering wheel systems because they aren’t as effective as the relay system.
This conclusion logically follows from the premise that only the satellite-based system significantly improves stolen car recovery rates.
18 Feb 2025, 08:22
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The argument shows the relay system is highly effective, while alarms and steering wheel bars are not. Since insurance companies offer discounts for effective theft prevention, they should not give the same discount for ineffective systems.
(E) is correct because it logically follows that insurance companies should reduce or eliminate discounts for less effective systems.
(E) is correct because it logically follows that insurance companies should reduce or eliminate discounts for less effective systems.
