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by vivek.kapoor83 » Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:04 am
20. In the United States, injuries to passengers involved in automobile accidents are typically more severe than in Europe, where laws require a different kind of safety belt. It is clear from this that the United States needs to adopt more stringent standards for safety belt design to protect automobile passengers better.
Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument above EXCEPT:
(A) Europeans are more likely to wear safety belts than are people in the United States.
(B) Unlike United States drivers, European drivers receive training in how best to react in the event of an accident to minimize injuries to themselves and to their passengers.

(C) Cars built for the European market tend to have more sturdy construction than do cars built for the United States market.
(D) Automobile passengers in the United States have a greater statistical chance of being involved in an accident than do passengers in Europe.
(E) States that have recently begun requiring the European safety belt have experienced no reduction in the average severity of injuries suffered by passengers in automobile accidents.



I am looking for explanations as well.. OA after discussion.
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by mehravikas » Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:19 pm
IMO:

(A) Europeans are more likely to wear safety belts than are people in the United States. - weakens the argument by pointing out that europeans are more likely to wear seat belts.

(B) Unlike United States drivers, European drivers receive training in how best to react in the event of an accident to minimize injuries to themselves and to their passengers. - clearly weakens the argument

(C) Cars built for the European market tend to have more sturdy construction than do cars built for the United States market. - european cars are more rugged

(D) Automobile passengers in the United States have a greater statistical chance of being involved in an accident than do passengers in Europe. - is the answer
(E) States that have recently begun requiring the European safety belt have experienced no reduction in the average severity of injuries suffered by passengers in automobile accidents. - proves that having a safety belt does not reduces the severity of injury

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by dare2dream » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:33 pm
IMO D.

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by delhiboy1979 » Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:52 am
Can anyone elaborate on D please. Isnt it actually weakening the argument by saying that it is not about the safety belt but the way the cars are built. This implies that adopting stringent standards for safety belt design is not going to help with protecting passengers

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by mp2437 » Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:59 am
delhiboy1979 wrote:Can anyone elaborate on D please. Isnt it actually weakening the argument by saying that it is not about the safety belt but the way the cars are built. This implies that adopting stringent standards for safety belt design is not going to help with protecting passengers
You are confusing with choice C.

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by vivek.kapoor83 » Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:58 am
how D is realted to the design of seat belts...
As conclusion says...US needs to be more strident on making seat belts and modify design
so we should look something that can strength the conclusion
how number is related to seat belt design ?