Airlines are often chosen by consumers based on criteria such as on-ti

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Airlines are often chosen by consumers based on criteria such as on-time performance, lost baggage rates, and other service metrics. The government provides data on these metrics for major airlines. However, if the government were to provide data on all airlines, consumers' choices might be different. This is because data on many smaller regional airlines are not included in the government's reports, and these smaller airlines tend to have much worse service quality. 
 
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends? 
 
(A) The service quality of major airlines, as reported by the government, would change significantly if data on smaller regional airlines were included. 
 (B) Consumers would be less likely to choose major airlines if they had access to data on the service quality of all airlines. 
 (C) The government intentionally excludes data on smaller regional airlines from its reports to protect the interests of major airlines. 
 (D) Smaller regional airlines have little incentive to improve their service quality because their data is not reported by the government. 
 (E) The service metrics reported by the government are the only factors that consumers consider when choosing an airline.

chris1223 · Answer

can someone explain this question pls?

SHPp · Answer

As the question talks about the airlines and how they are chosen by the consumers based on the certain criteria, it also highlights the fact that these data are made available by the government and for major airlines. In the passage it is mentioned that if they were to include data of all airlines then customer choice would be different. The passage backs up the idea of not including small airlines data as their service tends to be much worse. However if we evaluate the options one by one:
A. It states that the service quality of major airlines, if witnesses a significant change by the inclusion of smaller airlines was reported by the government. Nowhere, it is mentioned that the service quality is reported explicitly and the government is not entirely biased towards one stance. 
B. This option can be considered as it talks about how the customer choice can vary
C. This option uses the word intentionally which again shows the biased nature and hence can be eliminated.
D. This argument talks about incentive which is irrelevant 
E. This option can also be eliminated as service metrics reported by the government aren't the only factors which a consumer considers.
Hence, the correct choice for the above question is B.

Cryptic0coven · Answer

The  answer key says (B) .

It’s poorly worded  and actually contradicts the argument on a close reading.
 
 Smaller regional airlines  perform  worse .
 Adding their data  might change choices —  presumably away from  those bad-performing smaller airlines.
So if anything, consumers might be  more likely  to choose  major airlines ,  not less .
 
So  (B)  is not only  not required , it's  probably false  under the argument’s logic.

(E)  is too strong in its assumption.
  "The service metrics reported by the government are the only factors that consumers consider when choosing an airline." 
 That’s a bit  too strong . It says “only factors.” The argument doesn't need that strong an assumption.
 What the argument needs is that  these metrics significantly affect consumer decisions , not that they’re the  only  thing consumers care about.
So  (E)  is  too extreme  to be necessary.

Ig - The  real assumption  is that consumers’ choices are influenced by these service metrics, and would change if they had more complete data — but that’s  not well expressed in any option .

Bunuel  pls correct me if i am wrong

Silvio1998 · Answer

Hi, I did not understand why the conclusion can be "concluded", and not why B is the correct answer choice.. I think I could not figure this question out..

bb · Answer

I agree that B. is not the best answer and the quality of this question is a bit suspicious.

The best answer is likely E or potentially A which is unclear at the moment. I’m not sure what the relationship between the date would be why it would change an a which probably eliminates A.

I have gone ahead and tag this question as poor quality so people stay away from it unless someone thinks I am mistaken.

AbhishekP220108 · Answer

Hi BB there are several other questions which needs your attention. Can you arrange a system to do a quality check before appearing as public on forum, because these types of questions are actually making us questions about the authenticity of questions even though the margin of these type question appearance is less.

Omnoui · Answer

Could someone explain why the correct is not D ?

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