PrepTest 88, Section 3, Question 10
Columnist: The dangers of mountain climbing have been greatly exaggerated by the popular media. In the 80 years from 1922 to 2002, there were fewer than 200 climbing fatalities on Mount Everest, one of the most dangerous mountains in the world. Contrast that with the more than 7,000 traffic fatalities in France alone in 2002.
Columnist: The dangers of mountain climbing have been greatly exaggerated by the popular media. In the 80 years from 1922 to 2002, there were fewer than 200 climbing fatalities on Mount Everest, one of the most dangerous mountains in the world. Contrast that with the more than 7,000 traffic fatalities in France alone in 2002.
Columnist: The dangers of mountain climbing have been greatly exaggerated by the popular media. In the 80 years from 1922 to 2002, there were fewer than 200 climbing fatalities on Mount Everest, one of the most dangerous mountains in the world. Contrast that with the more than 7,000 traffic fatalities in France alone in 2002.
Columnist: The dangers of mountain climbing have been greatly exaggerated by the popular media. In the 80 years from 1922 to 2002, there were fewer than 200 climbing fatalities on Mount Everest, one of the most dangerous mountains in the world. Contrast that with the more than 7,000 traffic fatalities in France alone in 2002.
The reasoning in the columnist's argument is flawed because it fails to consider
whether the number of traffic fatalities in France was higher in 2002 than in other years
whether the number of traffic fatalities in France is usually higher than that in other countries
whether the number of fatalities among climbers on Mount Everest could be reduced by implementing stricter safety measures
how many climbers were on Mount Everest during those 80 years and how many people traveled on French roads in 2002
how many climbing fatalities there were during those 80 years on mountains other than Mount Everest
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