Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then decide whe
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Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then decide whether the student sample below it uses the source correctly. Original Sample Most of us think that S.U.V.s are much safer than sports cars. If you asked the young parents of America whether they would rather strap their infant child in the back seat of the TrailBlazer [a Chevrolet SUV] or the passenger seat of the Boxster [a Porsche sports car], they would choose the TrailBlazer, We feel that way because in the TrailBlazerour chances of surviving a collision with a hypothetical tractor-trailer in the other lane are greater than they are in the Porsche. What we forget, though, is that in the TrailBlazer you're also much more likely to hit the tractor-trailer because you can't get out of the way in time. In the parlance of the automobile world, the TrailBlazer is better at "passive safety." The Boxster is better when it comes to "active safety," which is every bit as important. From Gladwell, Malcolm, "Big and Bad." New Yorker, 12 Jan 2004, pp. 28-33. [The source passage is from page 31.] Student Sample Gladwell argues that "active safety is every bit as important" as a vehicle's ability to withstand a collision (31). a) No, the student sample does not use the source correctly because it does not use exact wording of the original passage in the quoted passage. b) No, the student sample does not use the source correctly because it does not give proper credit to the author. c) No, the student sample does not use the source correctly because it does not use a signal phrase to introduce the source material. d) Yes, the student sample uses the source correctly.Explanation / Answer
B) No, the student sample does not use the source because it does not give proper credit to the author.
The author says that active safety is every bit as important as passive safety, but active safety means that Trailblazer, is not able to get out of the way. The ability to get out of the way when there's a collision chances is active safety; not the vehicles ability to withstand a collision. That is passive safety.
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