X and Y

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Try this..

dushver · Answer

Will go for Choice E as my answer.

NEWKID · Answer

Will go with E. 
If something happens once, ppl might start believing that it might happen again.So they take precautions.
This is what Y wants to say.

cbrf3 · Answer

agree E..

hardworker_indian · Answer

B.

Awkward to see that I am the sole soul for B. It was b/w B and C for me.

X's claim: 1 accident -> no probability increase -> fear of 'occuring again' is irrational. 
Y's argument: agree with the first -> people sense unseen danger & prepare for the same -> fear is rational.
E is about the number of events. But Y's counter argument logic relies more on stating a different reason to justify the rationality in the fear.

dushver · Answer

Didn't get your explaination hardworker. Here is my logic...

X's arguement depends on peoples reaction being irrational. He supports it with an anology of 4 aces. In short he is saying that people shouldn't panic, because if occured once, the event has a lesser chance of happening in the future (unless it happens more frequently).

Y provides a counter agruement on rational and supports that even if the event has occured once, people take preventive action so that it doesn't happen in the future. 

In short doesn't buy the "chance" logic of X and that an event happened once is sufficient enough for people to act, not its frequency (which makes it more probable to happen).

E is closest to the logic. B takes into account peoples reactions, support for which is hard to find in the set nof arguements.

venksune · Answer

Oops. We all got it wrong.  OA is C . I chose E.

riteshb · Answer

Is this an LSAT question?

kedar1972 · Answer

I was for C and the OA is C too. The reason I cheose C is that it talks about utility and the stem refers to practical actions people take when they are aware of danger.

myfrankenstein · Answer

I would have gone for a C as well.

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