June 2002 LSAT Section 2 Question 17

A safety report indicates that, on average, traffic fatalities decline by about 7 percent in those areas in which str...

Harper on August 19, 2020

help please

Can I get an explanation on the answer? E says people are still dying in car accidents because they are not wearing their seat belts. Doesn't this explain the paradox?

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SamA on August 19, 2020

Hello @Harper,

Let's be clear about what we are trying to explain. Strict seat belt laws generally result in a 7% decrease in traffic fatalities. That decrease did not happen in this city. Why not?

Answers A-D all provide an explanation. So, what is wrong with E? In short, the word "most" provides a pretty wide range. Imagine that three years ago, 80% of people killed in car accidents were not wearing seat belts. In the last two years, imagine that number dropped to 60%. These figures both qualify as "most," but there was still a significant change. I don't have enough information to provide context for answer choice E. Also, this figure has little to do with the decrease in traffic fatalities as a whole. That is what we need to focus on.