The critical reasoning question is based on a short argument, a set of statements, or a plan of action. For each question, select the best answer of the choices given and explain why the chosen answer is the right fit.
Question: Opponents of laws that require automobile drivers and passengers to wear seat belts argue that in a free society people have the rights to take risks as long as the people do not harm others as a result of taking the risk. 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?
1
Mane new cars are built with seat belts that automatically fasten when someone sits in the front seat.
2
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.
3
Passengers in airplanes are required to wear seat belts during takeoffs and landings.
4
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.