Opponents of laws that require automobile drivers and passengers to wear seat
belts argue that in a free society people have the right to take risks as long as the
people do not harm others as a result of taking the risks. As a result, they
conclude that it should be each person’s decision whether or not to wear a seat
belt.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion drawn
above?
(A) Many new cars are built with seat belts that automatically fasten when
someone sits in the front seat.
(B) Automobile insurance rates for all automobile owners are higher because of the need to pay for the increased injuries or deaths of people not wearing
seat belts.
© Passengers in airplanes are required to wear seat belts during takeoffs and
landings.
(D) The rate of automobile fatalities in states that do not have mandatory seat-belt laws is greater than the rate of fatalities in states that do have such
laws.
(E) In automobile accidents, a greater number of passengers who do not wear seat belts are injured than are passengers who do wear seat belts
The answer is B
Why B ?
Opponents of laws that require automobile drivers and passengers to wear seat belts argue that in a free society people have the right to take risks as long as the people do not harm others as a result of taking the risks. As a result, they conclude that it should be each person’s decision whether or not to wear a seat belt.
what if by not wearing seat belts ...people cause some harm to the other ..that is what B says so it is the best out of the given lot
so the answer is B