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by vinay1983 » Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:16 am
The World Automobile Association (WAA)publishes a list of the "Best and Worst Drivers of the World," ranking the drivers of every nation according to the number of traffic deaths per mile driven in that country.
Each of the following, if true, would by itself provide a logical objection to using the WAA's ranking as a representation of the quality of drivers in each nation EXCEPT:

(A) The roads in some countries are in bad repair and are therefore more dangerous than roads in other countries.

(B) The average driver in industrialized countries can afford to maintain his or her car in better condition than can the average driver in less developed countries.

(C) Some countries contain hundreds of thousands of miles of road while other countries contain relatively few miles of road.

(D) Minor accidents that would cause little injury in many countries are often fatal when they occur in extremely mountainous countries.

(E) Because of differences in national economies, the average car in some countries contains many more passen

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by GMATGuruNY » Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:02 am
vinay1983 wrote:The World Automobile Association (WAA)publishes a list of the "Best and Worst Drivers of the World," ranking the drivers of every nation according to the number of traffic deaths per mile driven in that country.
Each of the following, if true, would by itself provide a logical objection to using the WAA's ranking as a representation of the quality of drivers in each nation EXCEPT:

(A) The roads in some countries are in bad repair and are therefore more dangerous than roads in other countries.

(B) The average driver in industrialized countries can afford to maintain his or her car in better condition than can the average driver in less developed countries.

(C) Some countries contain hundreds of thousands of miles of road while other countries contain relatively few miles of road.

(D) Minor accidents that would cause little injury in many countries are often fatal when they occur in extremely mountainous countries.

(E) Because of differences in national economies, the average car in some countries contains many more passengers than does the average car in other countries.

Source: Kaplan Practice sets OA C.
Ignore the word EXCEPT.
Question rephrased: Which of the following would provide a logical objection to using the WAA's ranking as a representation of the quality of drivers in each country?
Identify the four answer choices that BREAK THE LINK between the QUALITY OF THE DRiVERS and the NUMBER OF TRAFFIC DEATHS.
The correct answer choice will be the OTHER answer choice.

(A) The roads in some countries are in bad repair and are therefore more dangerous than roads in other countries.
Implication: BAD ROADS might be responsible for the high number of traffic deaths in certain countries, breaking the link between the QUALITY OF THE DRIVERS and the number of deaths.

(B) The average driver in industrialized countries can afford to maintain his or her car in better condition than can the average driver in less developed countries.
Implication: A lack of adequate CAR MAINTENANCE might be responsible for the high number of traffic deaths in certain countries, breaking the link between the QUALITY OF THE DRIVERS and the number of deaths.

(D) Minor accidents that would cause little injury in many countries are often fatal when they occur in extremely mountainous countries.
Implication: MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN might be responsible for the high number of traffic deaths in certain countries, breaking the link between the QUALITY OF THE DRIVERS and the number of deaths.

(E) Because of differences in national economies, the average car in some countries contains many more passengers than does the average car in other countries.
Implication: The NUMBER OF PASSENGERS PER CAR might be responsible for the high number of traffic deaths in certain countries, breaking the link between the QUALITY OF THE DRIVERS and the number of deaths.

The correct answer is C.
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by Nitin.811g » Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:10 pm
Yes C it should be. Very clearly all choices except C tend to cast a doubt on the judgment just on the basis of number of deaths/mile.