LSAT 130 – Section 4 – Question 01

LSAT 130 - Section 4 - Question 01

September 2009

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT130 S4 Q01
+LR
Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
A
2%
155
B
1%
160
C
4%
158
D
2%
159
E
92%
164
122
134
147
 +Easiest 146.168 +SubsectionMedium

Automated flight technology can guide an aircraft very reliably, from navigation to landing. Yet this technology, even when functioning correctly, is not a perfect safeguard against human error.

"Surprising" Phenomenon
Automated flight technology is reliable, but still susceptible to human error.

Objective
The correct answer choice will be a hypothesis explaining how automated flight technology can still be affected by human error, even when the technology is functioning correctly.

A
Automated flight technology does not always function correctly.
We’re talking about automated flight technology that functions correctly.
B
Smaller aircraft do not always have their automated flight technology updated regularly.
Like (A), we’re talking about reliable, properly-functioning automated flight technology.
C
If a plane’s automated flight technology malfunctions, crew members have to operate the plane manually.
Like (A) and (B), the paradox is about why properly-functioning automated flight equipment is liable to human error. This talks about malfunctioning flight technology.
D
Some airplane crashes are due neither to human error nor to malfunction of automated flight technology.
This doesn’t show susceptibility to human error, which is what we need.
E
Automated flight technology invariably executes exactly the commands that humans give it.
Automated flight technology is entirely controlled by humans, and by extension liable to human error. One faulty human command can cause reliable, properly-functioning equipment to make mistakes.

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