Multiple choice

Directions: For this question, select the best of the answer choices given.

When three Everett-owned Lightning-built airplanes crashed in the same month, the Everett company ordered three new Lightning-built airplanes as replacements. This decision surprised many in the airline industry because, ordinarily when a product is involved in accidents, users become reluctant to buy that product. Which of the following, if true, provides the best indication that the Everett company's decision was logically well supported?

  1. Although during the previous year only one Lightning-built airplane crashed, competing manufacturers had a perfect safety record.

  2. The Lightning-built airplanes crashed due to pilot error, but because of the excellent quality of the planes there were many survivors.

  3. The Federal Aviation Association issued new guidelines for airlines in order to standardize safety requirements governing preflight inspections.

  4. Consumer advocates pressured two major airlines into purchasing safer airplanes so that the public would be safer while flying.

  5. Many Lightning Airplane Company employees had to be replaced because they found jobs with the competition.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The paradox is that Everett ordered more planes despite three crashes. To support this decision, we need evidence the crashes weren't caused by defects in the planes themselves. Option B provides this: the crashes resulted from pilot error, not mechanical failure, and the planes' quality actually saved lives. This shows the product is reliable, making repeat purchases logical.

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