ParadoxDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Even though SUVs protect the people driving them better than small cars do in a crash, safety experts are worried that more people are buying them.
Reasoning: SUVs are safer for their own occupants during crashes due to their weight, yet safety experts view their rising popularity as a negative trend.
Analysis: The paradox here is that a vehicle that is 'safer' for the individual is causing 'alarm' for the experts. We need a piece of information that explains why more SUVs on the road might be bad for overall safety. It is quite possible that while they protect the people inside, they are significantly more lethal to the people in the smaller cars they hit. Look for an explanation that balances the individual benefit with a broader systemic risk.
Reasoning: SUVs are safer for their own occupants during crashes due to their weight, yet safety experts view their rising popularity as a negative trend.
Analysis: The paradox here is that a vehicle that is 'safer' for the individual is causing 'alarm' for the experts. We need a piece of information that explains why more SUVs on the road might be bad for overall safety. It is quite possible that while they protect the people inside, they are significantly more lethal to the people in the smaller cars they hit. Look for an explanation that balances the individual benefit with a broader systemic risk.
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Unlock Full Passage6.Which one of the following, if true, most helps to account for the response of auto safety experts to the popularity of SUVs?
Correct Answer
D
D resolves the paradox: if collisions between SUVs and smaller vehicles have a higher average number of fatalities than other collisions, then the increasing share of SUVs would raise total fatalities, justifying experts’ alarm despite SUVs being safer for their own occupants.
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