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It is widely known that the rescue squads serving high mountain areas with treacherous weather save the lives of many mountain climbers every year. However, many experienced climbers believe that the rising annual toll of deaths and injuries among climbers in these regions can be significantly reduced only by completely abolishing the rescue squads.
Which one of the following, if true, would most help to justify the apparently paradoxical belief of the experienced climbers?
(A) It is difficult to recruit and train members for the rescue squads.
(B) The recording of deaths and injuries tends to be more accurate in mountain regions served by rescue squads.
(C) People who commonly take risks with their lives and health do not expect other people to take those risks to rescue them.
(D) Most of the people injured or killed while mountain climbing were not adequately prepared for the dangers they would face.
(E) The lower the risk of climbing a particular mountain is perceived to be, the greater the number of less competent climbers who attempt to climb it.
Which one of the following, if true, would most help to justify the apparently paradoxical belief of the experienced climbers?
(A) It is difficult to recruit and train members for the rescue squads.
(B) The recording of deaths and injuries tends to be more accurate in mountain regions served by rescue squads.
(C) People who commonly take risks with their lives and health do not expect other people to take those risks to rescue them.
(D) Most of the people injured or killed while mountain climbing were not adequately prepared for the dangers they would face.
(E) The lower the risk of climbing a particular mountain is perceived to be, the greater the number of less competent climbers who attempt to climb it.
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It is widely known that the rescue squads serving high mountain areas with treacherous weather save the lives of many mountain climbers every year. However, many experienced climbers believe that the rising annual toll of deaths and injuries among climbers in these regions can be significantly reduced only by completely abolishing the rescue squads.
Which one of the following, if true, would most help to justify the apparently paradoxical belief of the experienced climbers?
The paradox is that rescue squads save climbers, yet abolishing them might reduce total deaths and injuries. The best explanation is that the existence of rescue squads may make climbing seem safer, attracting less competent climbers who would otherwise avoid the danger. That could increase the total number of accidents despite the rescues.
(A) It is difficult to recruit and train members for the rescue squads.
This does not explain why abolishing rescue squads would reduce deaths and injuries among climbers.
(B) The recording of deaths and injuries tends to be more accurate in mountain regions served by rescue squads.
This may explain why the numbers look higher, but it does not justify the belief that abolishing rescue squads would actually reduce deaths and injuries.
(C) People who commonly take risks with their lives and health do not expect other people to take those risks to rescue them.
This weakens the needed explanation. If climbers do not expect rescue, then rescue squads are less likely to affect climbers’ risk-taking.
(D) Most of the people injured or killed while mountain climbing were not adequately prepared for the dangers they would face.
This helps somewhat, but it does not connect their lack of preparation to the existence of rescue squads.
(E) The lower the risk of climbing a particular mountain is perceived to be, the greater the number of less competent climbers who attempt to climb it.
This is correct. If rescue squads make dangerous mountains seem less risky, more less competent climbers may attempt them. Abolishing rescue squads could make the danger clearer and reduce the number of unprepared climbers, lowering the total death and injury toll.
Answer: (E)
Which one of the following, if true, would most help to justify the apparently paradoxical belief of the experienced climbers?
The paradox is that rescue squads save climbers, yet abolishing them might reduce total deaths and injuries. The best explanation is that the existence of rescue squads may make climbing seem safer, attracting less competent climbers who would otherwise avoid the danger. That could increase the total number of accidents despite the rescues.
(A) It is difficult to recruit and train members for the rescue squads.
This does not explain why abolishing rescue squads would reduce deaths and injuries among climbers.
(B) The recording of deaths and injuries tends to be more accurate in mountain regions served by rescue squads.
This may explain why the numbers look higher, but it does not justify the belief that abolishing rescue squads would actually reduce deaths and injuries.
(C) People who commonly take risks with their lives and health do not expect other people to take those risks to rescue them.
This weakens the needed explanation. If climbers do not expect rescue, then rescue squads are less likely to affect climbers’ risk-taking.
(D) Most of the people injured or killed while mountain climbing were not adequately prepared for the dangers they would face.
This helps somewhat, but it does not connect their lack of preparation to the existence of rescue squads.
(E) The lower the risk of climbing a particular mountain is perceived to be, the greater the number of less competent climbers who attempt to climb it.
This is correct. If rescue squads make dangerous mountains seem less risky, more less competent climbers may attempt them. Abolishing rescue squads could make the danger clearer and reduce the number of unprepared climbers, lowering the total death and injury toll.
Answer: (E)
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