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Kushchokhani wrote:
KarishmaB wrote:
ananthpatri wrote:
Instead of blaming an automobile accident on driver error, insurance companies should first try to figure out why the error was made by analyzing flaws in road design, automobile designs and in criteria to determine eligibility for a driver's license. Only then will the insurance companies be able to effectively issue guidelines to prevent future accidents, instead of merely punishing the incidental driver.

Which of the following is a presupposition of the argument above?

A) Driver error is not a significant factor in most automobile accidents.
B) Automobile manufacturers should be the agents who investigate automobile accidents and not insurance companies.
C) Stricter government regulation of the automobile and highway construction industries would make automobile travel safer.
D) Investigation of automobile accidents should contribute to the prevention of future accidents.
E) Most drivers who make errors in driving repeat those errors unless they are retrained.


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I am not happy with both (D) and (E).

Here is the argument:
Insurance companies blame drivers for accidents and punish them.
Instead, they should try to figure out why the error was made by analyzing flaws in road design, automobile designs and in criteria to determine eligibility for a driver's license.

Conclusion: Investigation of roads, automobiles and drivers is necessary to issue guidelines to prevent future accidents.

(D) is not an assumption. "Investigation of automobile accidents" is too generic. We don't know what it means. Even if we assume that it means "try to figure out why the error was made by analyzing flaws in road...", we are already given this. We are given that "investigation" is necessary to effectively issue guidelines to prevent future accidents.

(E) is a little far fetched. The argument presupposes that people who make driving errors may not be eligible to drive i.e. they may be bad drivers and may need retraining. Now we don't know whether those drivers repeat those errors, commit other errors or other drivers commit the same errors. All the argument is saying is that we will not be able to prevent accidents by punishing the drivers alone.

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Is it that conclusion and OA of this ques differs from the conclusion of a similar ques just because of use of the term "For" in that other ques?


Yes, the term 'for' means 'because' in that case which makes what follows a premise. We take the premise to be true. Then we have a conclusion based on a premise and there would be some assumptions involved. Hence the airline question makes sense. This is its structure:
The premise tells you that only when you do X, will future accidents be avoided. The conclusion says that investigators should do X.
The assumption is that investigators should help in preventing future accidents. That is why the author asks them to do X.

This question (on automobile accidents) seems to give the argument made up of opinions only. This is the structure of the argument: Instead of doing A, they should do B. Only then will they be able to do C.
Hence, it isn't working out here.
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Re: Instead of blaming an automobile accident on driver error, insurance c [#permalink]
ananthpatri wrote:
Instead of blaming an automobile accident on driver error, insurance companies should first try to figure out why the error was made by analyzing flaws in road design, automobile designs and in criteria to determine eligibility for a driver's license. Only then will the insurance companies be able to effectively issue guidelines to prevent future accidents, instead of merely punishing the incidental driver.

Which of the following is a presupposition of the argument above?



Premise- Don't blame driver error, Do RCA of error by analyzing Road design, Auto design and eligibility criteria
Conclusion - Be able to Effectively issue guidelines to prevent accidents, punishing driver is not effective.
Jump - By not focusing on driver's fault but on design & eligibility process flaws accident prevention guidelines can be issued

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(A) Driver error is not a significant factor in most automobile accidents.

Even if the driver error is significant factor, analyzing error would give the same conclusion

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(B) Automobile manufacturers should be the agents who investigate automobile accidents and not insurance companies.

Doesn't affect the conclusion

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(C) Stricter government regulation of the automobile and highway construction industries would make automobile travel safer.

Govt Regulation doesn't affect prevention through guidelines

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(D) Investigation of automobile accidents should contribute to the prevention of future accidents.

Firstly, Investigation of an accident may or may not mean analysis. I think, Investigation doesn't cover analysis of designs and eligibility criteria.
Investigation of accident may result in need for analysis, which will use multiple accidents as samples.

Secondly, the current form of Investigation, against the driver error, is probably contributing to prevention. Argument states that it is not contributing to effective guidelines. Not effective doesn't mean no contribution.

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(E) Most drivers who make errors in driving repeat those errors unless they are retrained.


This statement says that except retraining any action on reducing driver error is pointless.
drivers will keep repeating those errors, so focus on something else i.e. analyze to issue guidelines
but connecting road & vehicle analysis and DL criteria to retraining drivers is another assumption.

Negation 1 - Drivers repeat errors even with retraining
Conclusion - Issuing guidelines can still be effective
Negation 2 - Driver doesn't repeat errors without retraining
Conclusion - Issuing guidelines is not required
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