PrepTest 130

Incorrect. This answer calls the reliability into question and also doesn't address how the technology and human error intersect.

Incorrect. The paradox involves this technology "even when functioning correctly," and technology that hasn't been properly updated wouldn't qualify as such. This answer also doesn't address how human error factors in.

Incorrect. This answer might address how human error could enter the equation, but it features the technology being unreliable and not functioning correctly.

Incorrect. This answer doesn't explain how human error can cause problems even when the reliable automated flight technology is working.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Facts

Question Type:
Paradox

Stimulus Summary:
Automated flight technology is reliable, but it doesn't protect against human error.

Answer Anticipation:
There's not much information about what, exactly, automated flight technology does in this stimulus! However, the paradox derives from it being reliable and yet still prone to human error. The correct answer, therefore, should explain how this technology is impacted by human error, and why that still means it's reliable.

Answer Explanation:
This answer choice allows for the technology to be reliable ("invariably") and explains how that can lead to human error still creating issues—the technology reliably does what the humans tell it to.

Key Takeaway:
Some Paradox questions don't have more to them than just a weird situation that needs an explanation. Especially for questions early in the section, don't dig too deep if you don't have to.