The village of Teeburg has received grant money to study whether it should retain or dissolve its village police department. The department, which currently represents 30 percent of the annual budget of the village, has two full-time and several part-time employees. Since the village is also within the purview of the county sheriff and the state police, who are housed just five miles away, the village department may be considered a luxury.

The argument's conclusion logically depends on which of the following?

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There is not a significant amount of crime in Teeburg.

State police or sheriff's deputies could easily patrol Teeburg.

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Villages and small towns have little need for police departments.

The grant will show that Teeburg can cut positions and save money.

Teeburg could maintain the same amount of safety with fewer employees.

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What this question tests

Whether you can identify the unstated assumption a critical-reasoning argument depends on.

Picking an option that strengthens the argument or is merely relevant instead of one that is required.