Our legislature is considering passing legislation

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Our legislature is considering passing legislation to ban skateboarding on city streets, citing safety concerns. However, a review of public health records reveals that the legislature's concern is misplaced. Each year, many more people are injured while jogging than are injured while skateboarding. So in fact, skateboarding is safer than jogging.

Which of the following indicates a flaw in the reasoning above?

A. It fails to distinguish professional skateboarders who attempt very dangerous maneuvers from amateurs who are comparatively cautious.

B. It assumes without warrant that no one who skateboards also jogs.

C. It fails to consider the number of people who skateboard as compared with the number of people who jog.

D. It ignores the possibility that other activities cause even more injuries than either skateboarding or jogging.

E. It fails to address the issue and instead attacks the character of the legislature.

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by deloitte247 » Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:44 am

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Here, we need to understand that several of the option could be correct hut we need to look closely in order to pick the best fit.

Option A - CORRECT. In this option, we have a kind of comparison that sterns from the fact that the legislation aimed at curbing incessant injuries did not put into consideration that certain skateboarders are professionals and so their livelihood depends on it. Meanwhile, there are different classes of people who indulge in skateboarding banning the exercise would be wrong because it'd affect those who are professionals in the sport.

In Option B - INCORRECT. It would be good to know the writer's position which is saying that skateboarding has safety concerns. He didn't envisage jogging here. It'd be unfair to speak on the people indulging in the two without the highlights of the different safety concerns.

Option C - INCORRECT. The more reason why the fatalities are high is because the number of people engaged in skateboarding is higher so it has a higher risk to the city. The more reason for the legislation.

Option D - INCORRECT. The writer has focused more on skateboarding because his research covers that area for now. Dealing with the attendant safety concerns would not stop other legislation about other activities that could pose security concerns too.

In Option E - INCORRECT. This is not true because he only critique the legislation in view and not the character or personality of the proponents.