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During the Second World War, fighter pilots watched for enem [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2020, 00:19
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During the Second World War, fighter pilots watched for enemies in the sky by direct visual perception. The pilots had to turn their heads frequently in order to look to their rear, and so calisthenics to develop neck muscles were part of their training. Today, with electronic instruments, pilots never need to look to the rear. Their ability to detect slight changes on electronic dials and gauges is more significant than their keenness of long-distance vision or their developed musculature.


The information above best supports which of the following conclusions?

(A) The reliance on increasingly sophisticated electronic instruments in air combat situations will soon make human pilots superfluous.
(B) Visual acuity is of little help in air combat today because of the terrific speeds at which modern aircraft approach each other.
(C) Fitness with regard to military service must always be defined in terms of the demands combat situations place on combatants.
(D) The performance of pilots will necessarily decline if the strenuous physical conditioning programs employed in the past are not continued.
(E) Revisions of military training programs at frequent intervals can guarantee adaptability to the demands of future combat situations.

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Re: During the Second World War, fighter pilots watched for enem [#permalink] New post   22 Jul 2020, 06:25
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Option C is the correct answer and it is because the paragraph said that due to the new electronic technology the training of their neck muscles is no longer necessary. Option C said that the "training" must be defined in terms of the current demand combat situation, this a conclusion which can be supported by the paragraph. A is also an option but it is so inferred to be the correct answer.
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Re: During the Second World War, fighter pilots watched for enem [#permalink] New post   23 Jul 2020, 07:30
Between B and C, if there's a confusion.
The idea in para lays emphasis on significance of detecting slight changes on gauge than on vision & musculature.
Thus an apt conclusion would better indicate how the vision and & musculature can be utilized. Thus option C is right.
Option B would rather be redundant since it still would indicate information in the passage addressed.
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Re: During the Second World War, fighter pilots watched for enem [#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2022, 23:06
WHy A can't be the right answer?

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During the Second World War, fighter pilots watched for enemies in the sky by direct visual perception. The pilots had to turn their heads frequently in order to look to their rear, and so calisthenics to develop neck muscles were part of their training. Today, with electronic instruments, pilots never need to look to the rear. Their ability to detect slight changes on electronic dials and gauges is more significant than their keenness of long-distance vision or their developed musculature.


The information above best supports which of the following conclusions?

(A) The reliance on increasingly sophisticated electronic instruments in air combat situations will soon make human pilots superfluous.
(B) Visual acuity is of little help in air combat today because of the terrific speeds at which modern aircraft approach each other.
(C) Fitness with regard to military service must always be defined in terms of the demands combat situations place on combatants.
(D) The performance of pilots will necessarily decline if the strenuous physical conditioning programs employed in the past are not continued.
(E) Revisions of military training programs at frequent intervals can guarantee adaptability to the demands of future combat situations.

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Re: During the Second World War, fighter pilots watched for enem [#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2022, 23:10
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Today, with electronic instruments, pilots never need to look to the rear.

nobody mentioned in the stem that the pilot will be unnecessary in the future.

A is not a conclusion
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Re: During the Second World War, fighter pilots watched for enem [#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2022, 23:12
How C is an answer?

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Today, with electronic instruments, pilots never need to look to the rear.

nobody mentioned in the stem that the pilot will be unnecessary in the future.

A is not a conclusion
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Re: During the Second World War, fighter pilots watched for enem [#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2022, 23:56
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During the Second World War, fighter pilots watched for enemies in the sky by direct visual perception. The pilots had to turn their heads frequently in order to look to their rear, and so calisthenics to develop neck muscles were part of their training. Today, with electronic instruments, pilots never need to look to the rear. Their ability to detect slight changes on electronic dials and gauges is more significant than their keenness of long-distance vision or their developed musculature.

They trained their muscles' neck. Now is no longer necessary and the pilot of course have a physical training based on the today battle circumstances: In the future the thing will change. maybe we will be able to carry an interstellar journey and the training will be again different.

The top gun during the Vietnam war had a different training of the top gun during the Iraqui war or in Afghanistan or where else

(C) Fitness with regard to military service must always be defined in terms of the demands combat situations place on combatants.

It is the right fit
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Re: During the Second World War, fighter pilots watched for enem [#permalink] New post   26 Jun 2022, 21:27
Why can't E be the answer?
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Re: During the Second World War, fighter pilots watched for enem [#permalink] New post   26 Jun 2022, 23:55
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I explained above. Please see it

(E) Revisions of military training programs at frequent intervals can guarantee adaptability to the demands of future combat situations.

The argument talks neither about revision nor about a guarantee adaptability

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