V60-03

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Sure. 2 Reasons/strikes against B: 

1. The alignment of true north seems to be happening in a sliver (small portion of the Bermuda triangle
2. It seems the passage implies it was hapening in the times/days of Columbus and implying (I am not familiar with the concept) that it does not necessarily mean it is still the case. 
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Also, the explanation was very brief for this question. I have expanded it and added reasoning for eliminating the wrong choices. If there are any questions, please let me know.

Seems to be a poor-quality question and explanation

A is correct as that is already mentioned in the passage (But although myriad fanciful theories have been proposed regarding the Bermuda Triangle, none of them prove that mysterious disappearances occur more frequently there than in other well-traveled sections of the ocean. In fact, people navigate the area every day without incident.)

B cant be ruled out either
explanation 1 that you provided, suppose something happened in new york, did it happen in the US. Yes, it did, it did not happen all over the US but it did happen in US.
the option does not mention that the north and magnetic north aligned in entire bermuda triangle, it just says its the place where they aligned.

explanation 2, yes, it's clear from the passage that it isnt necessarily the case that it is still the case today. But the option talks about the case in past tense, ALIGNED with each other.

this Q was in my gmat club tests and messed up with my head having two clear answers although i got it correct but it was a guess

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Hi arthurchichester - thank you for your feedback! I agree that the first case that it is a sliver probably should be removed from the explanation as it is pretty weak.
Where do you feel the passage and answer choice are talking in the past tense? I see the answer choice (below is in the present).
Thank you.
BB.

Which of these statements can be inferred from the passage?

A. Vehicles navigating around the Bermuda Triangle region are no more likely to disappear than around any other region of similar geography in the ocean.
B. Bermuda Triangle is where the true north and the magnetic north are aligned with each other.
C. Bermuda Triangle is not considered an especially hazardous place by the major insurance companies.
D. None of the accidents in the region had involved a distress signal from the vehicles.
E. There were several documented extraordinary factors that led to many disappearances in and around the Bermuda Triangle region.

Thank you for the explanation, but I think "any other region of similar geography in the ocean" and "other well-traveled sections of the ocean" are referring to two different conditions of the ocean. Thus, "any other region of similar geography in the ocean" wouldn't necessarily mean "other well-traveled sections of the ocean" and the option A should be wrong. For example, "any other region of similar geography in the ocean" could mean a part of ocean that is in similar geography but is never traveled, which would then obviously have no incident of vehicles missing at all. In this case, the Bermuda Triangle region does indeed have mare disappearances.
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I do not think there is a disconnect or rather I do not think the distinction that you are trying to make matters. We are not trying to say that these two sections are the same. We are just trying to say that the chances of something happening to a vessel are the same in the Bermuda triangle as they are in other well-traveled sections of the ocean (because Bermuda is well travelled and accidents happen but not disproportionately), and thus the region of similar geography (referring to size and layout) is no more likely to have an accident (no matter how well or little travelled it is)

The answer choice:

A. Vehicles navigating around the Bermuda Triangle region are no more likely to disappear than around any other region of similar geography in the ocean.

Likely is the key word - that means chances of disappearing. The region does not have to be well or not travelled at all for the chances to remain constant. if the chance is 1 out 1,000 for example, those chances should remain consistent.

Let me know if I am missing something. Sometimes I do.

I think this is a poor-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. Vehicles navigating around the Bermuda Triangle region are no more likely to disappear than around any other region of similar geography in the ocean. The passage mentions nothing about geography. It mentions the parts of the ocean well-traveled. Whether a part of an ocean is well-traveled or not has not much to do with geography

I don’t quite agree with the solution. how does "well travelled" = similar geography?