QUESTION TEXT: In constructing a self-driving robotic car, engineers…
QUESTION TYPE: Complete the Argument
CONCLUSION: Engineers designing self-driving cars should look at the principles fish use to navigate in schools.
REASONING: It’s difficult to design a self-driving car to avoid crashes and congestion. Fish face similar issues when traveling in schools, but have principles to reduce the problems.
ANALYSIS: The author here draws a comparison between the challenges of designing a car and the challenges fish face when swimming in schools.
This comparison is intentional, as we then learn that fish have ways of dealing with the problem. We can assume that the author brings up fish solutions as something for engineers to consider.
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- The author is not trying to say that the only way to solve these problems is to consult fish. It just might help.
- This isn’t what the author is saying. The author specifically brought up self-driving cars and engineers. It would be strange to pivot to talk about drivers and their techniques.
- “Always advisable” is strong. Not every problem can be solved by looking at the natural world. But the author is saying this one could be.
- CORRECT. This author is building an argument that engineers could use these principles to avoid the problems.
- This isn’t what the author is leading towards. The author isn’t comparing self-driving cars to human cars – it seems more like they are building an argument about solving this specific problem.
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