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The recent dramatic increase in commuter airline crashes is caused in large part by pilot inexperience. As a major growth industry, the commuter airlines have recently had a great increase in the demand for experienced pilots. It is impossible to define and assess pilot experience, however. For example, someone with 1000 hours of flight experience as an instructor in Arizona, where the weather is good, cannot be compared to someone with 1000 hours’ experience as a night cargo pilot in the stormy northeastern United States.
The author’s conclusion that the dramatic increase in commuter airline crashes is caused by pilot inexperience is most weakened by the fact that the author has
(A) argued that it is impossible to measure “pilot experience”
(B) used an example that does not relate logically to the point being illustrated
(C) provided only a partial explanation for the increase in commuter airline crashes
(D) made an unfair comparison between experience as a flight instructor and experience as a night cargo pilot
(E) not specified how much of the recent increase in commuter airline crashes is due to pilot inexperience
The author’s conclusion that the dramatic increase in commuter airline crashes is caused by pilot inexperience is most weakened by the fact that the author has
(A) argued that it is impossible to measure “pilot experience”
(B) used an example that does not relate logically to the point being illustrated
(C) provided only a partial explanation for the increase in commuter airline crashes
(D) made an unfair comparison between experience as a flight instructor and experience as a night cargo pilot
(E) not specified how much of the recent increase in commuter airline crashes is due to pilot inexperience
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23 Mar 2020, 08:33
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The recent dramatic increase in commuter airline crashes is caused in large part by pilot inexperience. As a major growth industry, the commuter airlines have recently had a great increase in the demand for experienced pilots. It is impossible to define and assess pilot experience, however. For example, someone with 1000 hours of flight experience as an instructor in Arizona, where the weather is good, cannot be compared to someone with 1000 hours’ experience as a night cargo pilot in the stormy northeastern United States.
The author’s conclusion that the dramatic increase in commuter airline crashes is caused by pilot inexperience is most weakened by the fact that the author has
(A) argued that it is impossible to measure “pilot experience”
(B) used an example that does not relate logically to the point being illustrated
(C) provided only a partial explanation for the increase in commuter airline crashes
(D) made an unfair comparison between experience as a flight instructor and experience as a night cargo pilot
(E) not specified how much of the recent increase in commuter airline crashes is due to pilot inexperience
The author first mentions that the recent crashes are due to "pilot inexperiences" but later concluded that the definition/measurement for experience is not possible. And then gave examples to support the conclusion.
Thus author is contradicting his point about crashes due to inexperience with his own conclusion that inexperience can not be measured.
Answer - A
The author’s conclusion that the dramatic increase in commuter airline crashes is caused by pilot inexperience is most weakened by the fact that the author has
(A) argued that it is impossible to measure “pilot experience”
(B) used an example that does not relate logically to the point being illustrated
(C) provided only a partial explanation for the increase in commuter airline crashes
(D) made an unfair comparison between experience as a flight instructor and experience as a night cargo pilot
(E) not specified how much of the recent increase in commuter airline crashes is due to pilot inexperience
The author first mentions that the recent crashes are due to "pilot inexperiences" but later concluded that the definition/measurement for experience is not possible. And then gave examples to support the conclusion.
Thus author is contradicting his point about crashes due to inexperience with his own conclusion that inexperience can not be measured.
Answer - A
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IMO - B
The author refers to commuter airlines but refers to the experience of a training and cargo pilot that are people who never fly commuter planes.
