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Airplane accidents - assumption

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by rahulg83 » Tue May 26, 2009 4:49 am
Instead of blaming an airline accident on pilot error, investigators should find out why the error was made by analyzing airplane design, airline management, and pilot-training programs. For only then can changes be made to ensure that the same type of error does not recur and cause another accident.

Which of the following is a presupposition of the argument above?

(A) Pilot error is not a contributing factor in most airline accidents.
(B) Airline companies themselves should be the agents who investigate airline accidents.
(C) Stricter government regulation of airline companies will make air travel significantly safer.
(D) Investigators of airline accidents should contribute to the prevention of future accidents.
(E) Most pilots who make errors in flying will repeat their errors unless they are retrained.



IMO E should the answer but it's D
suggestions please
Last edited by rahulg83 on Tue May 26, 2009 9:54 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Airplane accidents - assumption

by vinaynp » Tue May 26, 2009 8:08 am
rahulg83 wrote:analyzing airplane design, airline management, and pilot-training programs. For only then can changes be made to ensure that the same type of error does not recur and cause another accident.

Which of the following is a presupposition of the argument above?

(A) Pilot error is not a contributing factor in most airline accidents.
(B) Airline companies themselves should be the agents who investigate airline accidents.
(C) Stricter government regulation of airline companies will make air travel significantly safer.
(D) Investigators of airline accidents should contribute to the prevention of future accidents.
(E) Most pilots who make errors in flying will repeat their errors unless they are retrained.


IMO E should the answer but it's D
suggestions please
Negation technique:

A) We cannot say that.
B) Out of scope.
C)Out of scope.
E) It is very specific focusing on only one aspect of premise.

D) The best answer of the given choices.
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Re: Airplane accidents - assumption

by scoobydooby » Tue May 26, 2009 9:04 am
rahulg83 wrote:analyzing airplane design, airline management, and pilot-training programs. For only then can changes be made to ensure that the same type of error does not recur and cause another accident.

Which of the following is a presupposition of the argument above?

(A) Pilot error is not a contributing factor in most airline accidents.
(B) Airline companies themselves should be the agents who investigate airline accidents.
(C) Stricter government regulation of airline companies will make air travel significantly safer.
(D) Investigators of airline accidents should contribute to the prevention of future accidents.
(E) Most pilots who make errors in flying will repeat their errors unless they are retrained.


IMO E should the answer but it's D
suggestions please
hey rahulg83,
the passage as is doesnt make much sense, are we missing some part of the argument in the begining of the passage - esp. the first sentence?
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by rahulg83 » Tue May 26, 2009 9:55 am
hey scoobydooby,
soory for the inconvenience, edited the post.. :wink:
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by khanshainur » Sun May 15, 2016 10:39 pm
I am pretty sure that the right Answer is D
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