Passage Summary: Beck argues that a computer program is accurate simply because it produces the same results every week, despite staff members doubting its precision.

Conclusion: The computer program's estimates of municipal automotive use are accurate.

Reasoning: The estimates provided by the program are remarkably consistent from one week to the next.

Analysis: Beck's logic suffers from a classic confusion between reliability and validity. Just because a measurement is consistent (reliable) does not mean it is correct (accurate). For example, a clock that is stuck at 4:00 is perfectly consistent, but it is only accurate twice a day. Look for an answer that points out that consistency over time is not proof of factual correctness. It's quite possible the program is consistently wrong every single week.