Although it is true that professional boxing may result in

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Although it is true that professional boxing may result in temporary or permanent brain damage and even death to the participants, corrective measures undertaken to minimize the risks are not appropriate if they also tend to make the sport less exciting for the spectator. The ultimate decision, of course, rests with the boxers themselves; after all, no one forces them to go into the ring

Which of the following arguments most resembles the argument above?

Laws written to improve highway safety are a waste of taxpayers’ money; after all, no one forces drivers to get behind the wheel.

No additional laws regulating occupational safety standards should be made; after all, no one forces the worker to go into the factory.

Laws designed to prevent drug abuse should not be enforced; after all, no one forces a drug user to take illicit drugs.

Federally guaranteed student loans should not be made available to college students; after all, no one forces them to go to college.

The city should no longer use public funds to hire beach lifeguards; after all, no one forces swimmers or surfers to go into dangerous waters.

anshumishra · Answer

B resembles a lot.
No additional laws regulating occupational safety standards should be made; after all, no one forces the worker to go into the factory.

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aarthis2 · Answer

My pick is B
B rightly compares the occupational hazard of boxers(t/p brain damage-stated in the stimulus)with those of factory workers.
Kindly post OA
Thanks!

jullysabat · Answer

My answer is also B..
Pls post the OA..

StrangeWind · Answer

BBB...

metallicafan · Answer

Why not C?

gmat1011 · Answer

I would say its E. The key words are: (A) "corrective measures to minimize risk" ---> 1. the measures are risk reduction/mitigation measures not risk prevention/elimination or regulation (which may maintain risk at the same level) etc.; (B) "not appropriate" --- waste of money does not mean something is "not appropriate"... things may still be appropriate in this world though they are a waste of money

A. - "waste of money" --- doesn't mean inapprop

B. - "additional" laws --- the word additional itself seems to raise a red flag - why would they stick it in there?... besides this one uses "regulate" safety stds doesn't necessarily mean risk associated with the activity in question will be reduced --- the risk may be maintained at the same level...

C. designed to "prevent" drug abuse - laws should not be enforced --- this seems more like risk elimination to me... the argument is about risk reduction

D. federally guaranteed loans non-availability does not seem to be a risk reduction measure aimed at reducing any risk for the students

E. using public $ to hire beach lifeguards seems like risk reduction to me; also the normative "should" 'no longer' seems to go with "inappropriate"

shrive555 · Answer

OA = B

gmat1011 · Answer

Thanks for sharing the official answer. Is there any official reasoning that comes with it for justifying b? Thanks.

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shrive555 · Answer

These parallel reasoning questions ask you to extract the form of the argument from the original paragraph. To do this you must spend time on the paragraph before analyzing the choices. Then try to match up the similar elements of the paragraph and the answer choices. Look at form and structure instead of wording or subject matter. 
The paragraph says that rather than making rules to protect the professional participants, we should let them be responsible for choosing whether to take the risk of participating. (B) presents the closest analogy to the original argument in that a worker earns a living by going into the factory in the same manner that a professional boxer earns a living by going into the ring. In both cases, safety regulations are designed for the benefit of the participants. The obvious difference is that there are no spectators for factory workers. Don’t expect the analogy to fit perfectly. A close match will suffice when you’re sure your choice is better than any other. 
This question is more difficult because the match isn’t perfect and the shadings among alternatives are fairly fine.

source: Magoosh.com

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