Flawed ReasoningDiff: Medium

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Passage Summary: Since red cars are in more accidents, the author concludes that getting rid of red cars entirely would prevent those accidents and save lives.

Conclusion: Prohibiting red cars from being driven would result in lives being saved.

Reasoning: Red cars are involved in accidents at a higher rate than cars of any other color, which is why insurance companies charge higher premiums for them.

Analysis: The author is making a massive leap from correlation to causation. Just because red cars are frequently in accidents doesn't mean the color red is the cause of the crashes. It is quite possible that aggressive drivers—the ones already likely to crash—simply have a preference for red cars. If you take away their red cars, they will likely just crash their new silver or blue ones instead. Look for an answer that identifies this failure to consider that the drivers, not the car color, are the actual cause of the danger.

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The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument

Correct Answer
C
C identifies the key confound: if reckless drivers prefer red cars, the higher accident rate is about driver behavior, not color. Banning red cars wouldn’t stop those drivers from causing accidents in cars of other colors, undercutting the claim that a ban would save lives.
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