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Hiker: With the storm approaching quickly we need to make a decision on how to proceed. We can try to descend the mountain to seek shelter, but then we will undo our progress and lose our chance to reach the summit – and we may not make it all the way down, anyway. We can continue on our current course and hope that the storm misses us or passes quickly, but doing so risks a true disaster. So we should bivouac here, using the time before the storm to set up a safe, secure camp to weather the elements.
The hiker’s argument does which of the following?
A. Claims that her decision is the only logical course of action.
B. Chooses a course of action based on experience in similar situations.
C. Makes a unilateral decision by dismissing the recommendations of others.
D. Recommends a choice based on the elimination of alternative options.
E. Outlines the risks and benefits of all available courses of action.
The hiker’s argument does which of the following?
A. Claims that her decision is the only logical course of action.
B. Chooses a course of action based on experience in similar situations.
C. Makes a unilateral decision by dismissing the recommendations of others.
D. Recommends a choice based on the elimination of alternative options.
E. Outlines the risks and benefits of all available courses of action.
03 Jun 2026, 22:53
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storm approaching quickly, hiker said we can go back and seek shelter but that would undo their work untill now and lose chance to reach summit.
second choice was we can continue and hope that it just passes but thast would be riskier.
conclusion= we should bivouac here and use this time before the storm to secure camp.
A no, hiker is not saying that this decision is only logical. reject.
B no past experience has been mentioned. out.
C no recommendations from others were mentioned
D yes, after coming up with two alternatives and discussing the risk associated with it, hiker chose one particular decision beyond thast two.
E no benefits mentioned. out.
Ans D
second choice was we can continue and hope that it just passes but thast would be riskier.
conclusion= we should bivouac here and use this time before the storm to secure camp.
A no, hiker is not saying that this decision is only logical. reject.
B no past experience has been mentioned. out.
C no recommendations from others were mentioned
D yes, after coming up with two alternatives and discussing the risk associated with it, hiker chose one particular decision beyond thast two.
E no benefits mentioned. out.
Ans D
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A. Claims that her decision is the only logical course of action.
This choice is too extreme. The hiker uses logic to shoot down two of the options and argue for a third, but she never actually makes a grand declaration that her choice is the "only logical" path available.
B. Chooses a course of action based on experience in similar situations.
This choice is incorrect because the text gives us absolutely no background information about the hiker's past.
C. Makes a unilateral decision by dismissing the recommendations of others.
This choice is a distraction because there are no other recommendations mentioned in the scenario.
D. Recommends a choice based on the elimination of alternative options.
The hiker is faced with three possible paths: go down the mountain, keep going up to the summit, or stay put. She systematically analyzes the first two options and eliminates them by pointing out their major flaws. Going down wastes their progress and might not even work, while continuing upward risks a massive disaster. By ruling out these two alternative paths, she naturally arrives at her final recommendation, which is to stay put and build a camp.
CORRECT
E. Outlines the risks and benefits of all available courses of action.
She only lists the terrifying risks of continuing up the mountain or going down without mentioning any benefits, and she only lists the protective benefits of staying put without mentioning any potential risks of being trapped on the mountainside during a storm.
Ans D
This choice is too extreme. The hiker uses logic to shoot down two of the options and argue for a third, but she never actually makes a grand declaration that her choice is the "only logical" path available.
B. Chooses a course of action based on experience in similar situations.
This choice is incorrect because the text gives us absolutely no background information about the hiker's past.
C. Makes a unilateral decision by dismissing the recommendations of others.
This choice is a distraction because there are no other recommendations mentioned in the scenario.
D. Recommends a choice based on the elimination of alternative options.
The hiker is faced with three possible paths: go down the mountain, keep going up to the summit, or stay put. She systematically analyzes the first two options and eliminates them by pointing out their major flaws. Going down wastes their progress and might not even work, while continuing upward risks a massive disaster. By ruling out these two alternative paths, she naturally arrives at her final recommendation, which is to stay put and build a camp.
CORRECT
E. Outlines the risks and benefits of all available courses of action.
She only lists the terrifying risks of continuing up the mountain or going down without mentioning any benefits, and she only lists the protective benefits of staying put without mentioning any potential risks of being trapped on the mountainside during a storm.
Ans D
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