Statistics released last week demonstrated that the Speedy train company had 5 derailments in the last five years. In all five accidents Caracol-built engines were involved. This year Speedy bought 3 more Caracol engines, which surprised many in the industry, since experts had expected Speedy to avoid that particular model after the accidents.

Which of the following, if true, provides the best reason for Speedy's decision?

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The five accidents were not due to mechanical failure, and in fact the safety features of the Caracol-built engines were key in saving many lives.

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Speedy reported fewer derailments in the 1980s, when it used Atlas engines on all of its trains.

Safety inspectors have given a clean bill of health to all of Speedy's passenger cars and dining cars.

In the last five years many other train companies have switched from Caracol engines to the engines of its major competitor.

Speedy determined that human error was not a major cause of the accident in four of the five accidents.

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Comments

ArinAug 22

thanks, this one made sense after reading the explanation

NabirApr 26

These resolve the paradox questions always trip me up but this one was pretty straightforward. A basically flips the reason for buying more engines.

LangApr 29

same, I overthink them when they're actually easy lol

What this question tests

Whether you can explain an apparent contradiction in a way that makes both facts true.

Picking an option that explains one side of the paradox while making the other side false.