In an effort to reduce the number of deer, and therefore decrease the

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In an effort to reduce the number of deer, and therefore decrease the number of automobile accidents caused by deer, the government lengthened the deer hunting season earlier this year. Surprisingly, the number of accidents caused by deer has increased substantially since the introduction of the longer hunting season.

All of the following, if true, help to explain the increase in traffic accidents caused by deer EXCEPT:

A. The presence of humans in the woods causes the deer to move to new areas, which causes the deer to cross roads more frequently than normal.

B. In the area where the deer live, traffic has increased substantially precisely because of the lengthened hunting season.

C. Most automobile accidents involving deer result from cars swerving to avoid deer, and leave the deer in question unharmed.

D. Deer tend to bolt when hearing gunshots or other loud sounds and are more likely to run across a road without warning.

E. A new highway was recently built directly through the state's largest forest, which is the primary habitat of the state's deer population.

Shree9975 · Answer

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Can you please explain why C is right and why E is wrong??

vishwaprakash · Answer

Effect (Increased accident) Mentioned in argument, can happen because of two reasons
Reason 1 : Increased deer population on road.
Reason 2 : Increased Human population on Jungle road.

(A) The presence of humans in the woods causes the deer to move to new areas,
which causes the deer to cross roads more frequently than normal.
Reason 1 - Hence wrong.

(B) In the area where the deer live, traffic has increased substantially precisely
because of the lengthened hunting season.
Reason 2 - Hence Wrong

(C) Most automobile accidents involving deer result from cars swerving to avoid
deer, and leave the deer in question unharmed.
Neither reason 1 nor 2, It say how accident occurs not why it occurs. So not relevant.

(D) Deer tend to bolt when hearing gunshots or other loud sounds and are
more likely to run across a road without warning.
Reason 1 - Hence Wrong

(E) A new highway was recently built directly through the state's largest forest,
which is the primary habitat of the state's deer population.
Reason 2 - Hence Wrong

Option C is correct

Abhishek009 · Answer

Reduce Deet Population====>Lengthened Deer Hunting Season=====>Reduced automobile accidents caused by deer.

The plan did not workout - The number of accidents caused by deer has increased substantially.

All of the following, if true, help to explain the increase in traffic accidents caused by deer    EXCEPT  :

(A) The presence of humans in the woods causes the deer to move to new areas, which  causes the deer to cross roads  more frequently than normal.  - Helps to explain the increase in traffic accidents caused by deer.

(B) In the  area where the deer live, traffic has increased substantially  precisely because of the lengthened hunting season.  - Helps to explain the increase in traffic accidents caused by deer.

(C) Most automobile accidents involving deer result from cars swerving to avoid deer, and  leave the deer in question unharmed.    - Doesn't Help us to explain the increase in traffic accidents caused by deer.

(D) Deer tend to  bolt when hearing gunshots or other loud sounds and are more likely to run across a road without warning.   - Helps to explain the increase in traffic accidents caused by deer.

(E) A n ew highway was recently built directly through the state's largest forest, which is the primary habitat of the state's deer  population.  - Helps to explain the increase in traffic accidents caused by deer.

Hence IMHO (C) fits best here...

rezaulnsu · Answer

The option C is very tricky and attractive wrong answer. Here , the general process of accidents is described, that were true in earlier accidents and also, true in present situation of extended hunting period. If it was told that this process of accidents start to happen after the hunting period extended, it could fit. But, we can't say the extended hunting period causes such fashion of accidents. Even the other options(a,b,d,e) also might involve such style of accidents. So, C can't resolve the dilemma,rather highlights it!
On the other hand, the most unattractive option is E but which is correct. An unattractive fashion of an answer choice subconsciously drives us to cancel it. So, be careful! Having a highway where deers live most increases car accidents with deers. This cause alone can increase accidents, evenif the extended unting period can cause to decrease accidents.
In the resolve the discrepancy question, always try to find such answer choices that touches both premeses and more importantly, accually resolve in stead of hoghlighting the discrepancy. One sided answer choice is wrong, and so is if the answer choice tries to resolve from a similiar (but not same) situation.

LoneSurvivor · Answer

A,B,D, E talks about relation between hunting season and deed crossing the road causing more traffic accidents.

Option C only talks about how deer cause accident .

+1 for C

Revankumar · Answer

None of the options here has any word related to "accident". Let's consider the option B. It says that the traffic might increase, but doesn't guarantee that increased traffic results in accidents. It is only from our prior knowledge that we know that traffic results in accidents. Likewise, we can also state the same reason for almost all the options as none of them mentions anything about accidents at all. So, all the options should be correct right?

Well, in some questions, we need to use prior knowledge whereas in some we shouldn't use any prior knowledge. How do we decide that?
This question of "when and when not to use prior knowledge" troubles me in almost every CR question. Please clarify this for me.

AndrewN · Answer

Hello,  Revankumar . I think you may need to read the question itself a little more carefully:

First, notice the  if true  conditional. This is patent GMAT™ phrasing. In other words,  assuming  that the information in each answer choice were true, how would we then answer the question?

Next, this particular question uses softer language in  help to explain . We are not looking for proof positive that anything  must  be true, only for something that would logically qualify the information given in the passage. You do not need any topic-specific prior knowledge to solve this or any other GMAT™ question. Rather, you should be able to lean on the information provided and make logical deductions or inferences. Here, the task is to think of how the answer choices  help to explain the increase in traffic accidents caused by deer . We cannot go against this premise, but must take it as fact: deer are causing traffic accidents at a greater rate than before.

Finally, notice the word in all caps:  EXCEPT . You are correct in saying that (B), if true, might logically explain an increase in traffic accidents caused by deer, and that other answer choices would prove just as satisfactory. But what about (C)?

This information merely informs us as to what causes most deer/automobile accidents  when they do occur  and does not give us any reason for  why  such accidents would occur at a higher rate than before. So, even though I am happy for the  unharmed  deer, this answer choice meets our EXCEPT condition.

I often talk about following the linear logic of a passage to arrive at a correct conclusion. As much as possible, you want to let the passage do the work for you, to lay out the sequence of information you need to know, and then work within the frame of the question itself to process each answer choice. Yes, some basic linguistic skills are necessary prior to encountering any question, but I promise you that a perfect score in Verbal is attainable by using nothing more than the information on the screen.

As you practice, keep looking to disqualify answer choices by utilizing the passage and the question itself. The one that  least  veers from the linear logic of the passage and the question that is being asked will end up being correct, even if you have to practice a lot to appreciate how GMAT™ questions are wound together.

Good luck with your studies.

- Andrew

victorhc0911 · Answer

This question is the same as the one at the following link: https://gmatclub.com/forum/due-to-the-i ... 26066.html

Bunuel · Answer

Those are two different questions. Or have you posted the wrong link?

victorhc0911 · Answer

My mistake. The context is very similar, and the alternatives are similar in both exercises, but the approach is different.

Bunuel · Answer

No problem, sometimes we do have duplicate topics on the forum, so if you come across such topics, please let us know. Thank you.

agrasan · Answer

Hi  KarishmaB   MartyMurray   DmitryFarber

C. Most automobile accidents involving deer result from cars swerving to avoid deer, and leave the deer in question unharmed.

I don't understand why (C) is not a reason for increased accidents.
My reasoning is more deer come on roads and and if drivers swerve to avoid deer and their automobiles meet with accidents then deers are indirectly responsible for increased accidents. By this thinking, (C) should also be a reason.

Please correct me where I am thinking wrong.

MartyMurray · Answer

Let's look at your reasoning

"My reasoning is  more deer come on roads  and and if drivers swerve to avoid deer ... then deers are indirectly responsible for increased accidents."

Where did you get "more deer come on roads"?

That's not in (C). That's in (A) and (D).

Also, what (C) says has been true all along. So, it would not explain a change. To explain a change, we need a fact about a change or a trend.

So, (C) alone does not explain where there has been an increase in crashes involving deer.

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