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Which of the following most logically completes the argument?
A recent experiment has revealed that a person stands the best chance of surviving a plane crash if he or she is sitting at the back of the aircraft. A Boeing 727 was crashed on purpose into the Sahara desert, and various aspects of the impact were analysed. One of the findings of this experiment was that dummies placed at the back of the airplane suffered much less damage than the ones placed at the front. Thus, when traveling by airplanes, you would be much better off sitting at the back, assuming __________________.
(A) that all the seats at the back of the plane haven’t already been booked
(B) that the plane will be flying over the Sahara desert
(C) that the plane is manufactured by Boeing and has been part of the test described in the stimulus
(D) that the plane does not crash on its tail
(E) that these results apply to airplane crashes in general, and not just to those of old 727s into sand.
A recent experiment has revealed that a person stands the best chance of surviving a plane crash if he or she is sitting at the back of the aircraft. A Boeing 727 was crashed on purpose into the Sahara desert, and various aspects of the impact were analysed. One of the findings of this experiment was that dummies placed at the back of the airplane suffered much less damage than the ones placed at the front. Thus, when traveling by airplanes, you would be much better off sitting at the back, assuming __________________.
(A) that all the seats at the back of the plane haven’t already been booked
(B) that the plane will be flying over the Sahara desert
(C) that the plane is manufactured by Boeing and has been part of the test described in the stimulus
(D) that the plane does not crash on its tail
(E) that these results apply to airplane crashes in general, and not just to those of old 727s into sand.
01 Oct 2025, 01:37
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The conclusion is: *“You’d be better off sitting at the back.”*
For this to be valid, the assumption must be that the **experiment’s results apply more generally**, not just to the one Boeing 727 crash in the desert.
(A) Trivial seating issue, not logical.
(B) Doesn’t matter where the crash happens.
(C) Too narrow – limits only to Boeing 727 in Sahara.
(D) Tail crash = special case, but not the key assumption.
(E) Exactly right – assumes the results apply to airplane crashes in general.
Answer: E
For this to be valid, the assumption must be that the **experiment’s results apply more generally**, not just to the one Boeing 727 crash in the desert.
(A) Trivial seating issue, not logical.
(B) Doesn’t matter where the crash happens.
(C) Too narrow – limits only to Boeing 727 in Sahara.
(D) Tail crash = special case, but not the key assumption.
(E) Exactly right – assumes the results apply to airplane crashes in general.
Answer: E
01 Oct 2025, 04:59
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The best chance of surviving the crash is when u sit at the back seats of the aircraft. A Boeing 727 plane was crashed on purpose with dummies in the planes. The crash stimulus provided that the dummies at the back of the aircraft suffered much lesser damage than the dummies that are placed in the front.
Thus, when traveling by airplanes, you would be much better off sitting at the back, assuming __________________. We need to fill this blank with a valid conclusion.
let’s look into the options clearly,
(A) that all the seats at the back of the plane haven’t already been booked.
In the passage it’s clearly mentioned, that the dummies are placed in the back as well in the front. This doesn’t mean the middles ones are vacant or may be filled too. Hence, irrelevant.
(B) that the plane will be flying over the Sahara desert.
The test site is not an important factor to conclude. They say, the test results is generalised after this experiment. Hence, wrong.
(C) that the plane is manufactured by Boeing and has been part of the test described in the stimulus.
This is driving more to the specifics. Hence, cannot be true.
(D) that the plane does not crash on its tail.
This explains a particular scenario, but the question stem generally speaks about an accident. Hence, Wrong.
(E) that these results apply to airplane crashes in general, and not just to those of old 727s into sand.
This is an apt conclusion. Because, the statement supports the line, and generalises that the results is applicable to the entire gamut of aircraft’s. Hence, correct.
Option E
