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The Marison County Police Department recently implemented a new traffic safety program whereby a police officer is required to give a traffic ticket—which demands that the violator pay a penalty fine— to any driver not wearing a seatbelt. The penalty fines for these tickets are significantly higher if the recipient of a ticket is a parent with at least one young child in the car. Because all drivers seek to avoid traffic tickets and fines, the new plan is likely to decrease the number of accidents that involve cars carrying young children.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the conclusion of the above passage?
A. Similar programs in other states have led to greater use of public transportation by residents.
B. Marison County does not have a public transportation system.
C. The number of non-seatbelt wearing parents of young children is no higher than the number of non-seatbelt wearing solo drivers.
D. A recent survey of all drivers from Marison County indicated that drivers would be less likely to engage in reckless driving behavior (including failure to wear seatbelts) if a penalty fine were in place.
E. Increased enforcement of seatbelt laws has been shown to reduce speeding on highways.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the conclusion of the above passage?
A. Similar programs in other states have led to greater use of public transportation by residents.
B. Marison County does not have a public transportation system.
C. The number of non-seatbelt wearing parents of young children is no higher than the number of non-seatbelt wearing solo drivers.
D. A recent survey of all drivers from Marison County indicated that drivers would be less likely to engage in reckless driving behavior (including failure to wear seatbelts) if a penalty fine were in place.
E. Increased enforcement of seatbelt laws has been shown to reduce speeding on highways.
14 Jan 2020, 04:10
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All of the answer choices, save E, add new details to the scenario. Choice E is an example of a scope shift, wherein an answer choice tries to trick us by shifting the argument to a new topic. Choice D is correct, since it is the only detail that strengthens the argument. If all drivers are indeed less likely to engage in reckless driving behavior if a penalty fine is in place, and if the penalty fine is toughest on cars carrying young children, then the argument's conclusion that a new plan is likely to decrease the number of accidents involving cars carrying young children is
strengthened.
strengthened.
14 Jan 2020, 19:44
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Again a nice easy question, we are asked to strengthen the argument that if a fine is imposed and a heavier fine is imposed on a particular class, parents with young ones, for not wearing seatbelt than traffic accidents will reduce. We need to be aware that injuries may reduce as a result of wearing seatbelt not the number of accidents, but if because of fear of being fined people drive with caution than number of accidents may also reduce. D says exactly that and strengthen the argument. D is the answer.
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