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CR · Critical Reasoning
555-605
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In Canada in 1995, the average rate of property crime in provinces with strict environmental regulations was 520 crimes per 100,000 persons: about 40 percent higher than the average rate in the eight provinces where strict environmental regulations have never been implemented. Thus one way to reduce property crime is to repeal strict environmental regulations.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
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Correct answer marked below(A) The annual rate of property crime in provinces with strict environmental regulations has decreased since the implementation of those regulations.
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(B) In provinces with strict environmental regulations, few individuals are penalized for violating such regulations.
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(C) In provinces without strict environmental regulations, many individuals have no formal education on environmental conservation.
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(D) The annual rate of violent crime is lower in provinces with strict environmental regulations than in provinces without such regulations.
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(E) Less than half of the individuals who reside in provinces without strict environmental regulations participate in recycling programs.
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The argument claims that repealing strict environmental regulations would reduce property crime, based on the observation that provinces with such regulations have a higher property crime rate. To weaken this argument, we need evidence that suggests the regulations may not be the cause of the higher crime rate. Option (A) states that the…
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What this question tests
What it tests
Whether you can identify the option that most undermines an argument's conclusion.
Common trap
Choosing an irrelevant objection or one that attacks the premise rather than the reasoning.
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Difficulty
555-605
Type
CR