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16 Apr 2020, 04:04
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Magazine article: Punishment for crimes is justified if it actually deters people from committing them. But a great deal of carefully assembled and analyzed empirical data show clearly that punishment is not a deterrent. So punishment is never justified.
The reasoning in the magazine article’s argument is flawed because the argument
(A) depends on data that there is reason to suspect may be biased
(B) mistakenly allows the key term “punishment” to shift in meaning
(C) mistakes being sufficient to justify punishment for being required to justify it
(D) ignores the problem of mistakenly punishing the innocent
(E) attempts to be more precise than its subject matter properly allows
The reasoning in the magazine article’s argument is flawed because the argument
(A) depends on data that there is reason to suspect may be biased
(B) mistakenly allows the key term “punishment” to shift in meaning
(C) mistakes being sufficient to justify punishment for being required to justify it
(D) ignores the problem of mistakenly punishing the innocent
(E) attempts to be more precise than its subject matter properly allows
04 May 2020, 07:17
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Basically the stem says that.
Punishment should only be given if it leads to less crime and since we have NOT achieved less crime punishment is NOT justified.
Flaw:
Actually crime itself is justification for the punishment, if a crime has been committed then the act itself justifies the punishment. and it is not the other way round, it is NOT necessary that punishment should only be given ONLY if it reduces crime. Less crime should not be REQUIRED, in order to justify punishment.If this were the case then NO crime or criminal could ever be punished. Which is absurd.
Options:
(A) depends on data that there is reason to suspect may be biased: INCORRECT.
(B) mistakenly allows the key term “punishment” to shift in meaning: INCORRECT.
(C) mistakes being sufficient to justify punishment for being required to justify it: CORRECT.
(D)ignores the problem of mistakenly punishing the innocent : INCORRECT.
(E)attempts to be more precise than its subject matter properly allows: INCORRECT.
Ans-C
Hope it's clear.
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06 Jun 2020, 11:16
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The information available to us is
• Punishment acts as deterrent hence justified
• New studies show, it doesn’t act as a deterrent hence it is not justified
Let’s analyse the options
A. No information points towards the accuracy of the data. WRONG
B. Not true. WRONG
C. The argument says it is never justified to punish since it is not a deterrent. CORRECT
D. However, it still doesn’t say anything about the sufficiency of a reason to justify punishment. WRONGNot relevant. WRONG
E. Not relevant. WRONG
• Punishment acts as deterrent hence justified
• New studies show, it doesn’t act as a deterrent hence it is not justified
Let’s analyse the options
A. No information points towards the accuracy of the data. WRONG
B. Not true. WRONG
C. The argument says it is never justified to punish since it is not a deterrent. CORRECT
D. However, it still doesn’t say anything about the sufficiency of a reason to justify punishment. WRONGNot relevant. WRONG
E. Not relevant. WRONG
