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Difficulty: MediumBridging Gap (Supporter) Assumptions

Maritime Regulator: The proposed automated docking protocol relies entirely on continuous satellite telemetry rather than traditional visual guidance from harbormasters. Therefore, mandating this new protocol for all commercial vessels entering the bay will definitively decrease the frequency of docking collisions and subsequently reduce the port's overall operational liabilities.

Which of the following statements function as required assumptions to logically bridge the gaps in the regulator's argument? Select all that apply.

  1. Relying on continuous satellite telemetry rather than traditional visual guidance leads to fewer docking collisions.Answer
  2. A decrease in the frequency of docking collisions will result in a reduction of the port's overall operational liabilities.Answer
  3. C
    Ports that have previously implemented automated docking protocols have experienced significant reductions in their overall operational liabilities.
  4. D
    A reduction in the port's overall operational liabilities cannot be achieved without first decreasing the frequency of docking collisions.
  5. E
    Commercial vessels entering the bay generally prefer utilizing continuous satellite telemetry over traditional visual guidance.

Answer

The correct selections are the statement connecting satellite telemetry to fewer collisions, and the statement connecting decreased collisions to reduced operational liabilities.
The argument contains a chain of reasoning with two explicit logical leaps. The author moves from a factual premise (the protocol uses satellite telemetry instead of visual guidance) to a claim about safety (fewer collisions) and then to a claim about finances (reduced liabilities). For the argument to be logically valid, it strictly requires assumptions that connect these disparate concepts together. The correct statements act as these necessary bridges.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the core premises of the argument.
Premise: The new protocol uses satellite telemetry instead of visual guidance.
Deconstructing the argument structure is the first step in finding logical gaps.
2
Identify the core conclusions of the argument.
Conclusion: The new protocol will decrease docking collisions AND reduce overall operational liabilities.
Understanding exactly what the author is trying to prove reveals which terms are 'rogue' or unsupported.
3
Identify new terms in the conclusion that do not appear in the premises.
The concepts of 'decreased frequency of docking collisions' and 'reduced operational liabilities' are introduced in the conclusion without prior support.
In a Supporter Assumption question, rogue terms in the conclusion must be explicitly linked to the premises.
4
Formulate the required bridging statements.
Bridge 1: Satellite telemetry must lead to fewer collisions. Bridge 2: Fewer collisions must lead to reduced liabilities.
These connections are absolutely necessary for the argument's logic to flow from the premises to the stated conclusions.

Key Concept

Identifying multiple logical gaps in an argument and selecting the exact supporter assumptions required to link rogue conclusion elements back to the premises.
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