| Critical Reasoning Butler: April 2025 |
| April 11 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 The existing anti-duplication laws, restricting the unauthorized duplication of videocassettes, must be more effectively enforced. Effective enforcement would lead to greater profits for motion picture companies. This increase in revenue would stimulate the release of more films on videocassette. That outcome alone makes rigid enforcement a benefit to movie fans, even those who had previously saved on cheaper, illegal copies.
If the information above is correct, which of the following can be most properly concluded?
(A) Movie fans would be better served by a wider, costlier selection of films on videocassette than a narrower, cheaper selection.
(B) Film and video production will decrease unless there is stricter enforcement of existing anti-duplication laws.
(C) Stricter enforcement of anti-duplication laws will stimulate the motion picture companies to produce more films.
(D) Lax enforcement of the anti-duplication laws that already exist has led to a steady decrease in the profitability of the film industry.
(E) Existing anti-duplication laws are insufficient to promote the release of new movies on videocassette, and must be replaced by new, more rigid laws.
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CR 2 Walters: Our neighboring country had a much higher percentage increase in GNP (Gross National Product) over the last ten years than our country did. So, their economic prosperity increased relative to ours.
Kostamo: I disagree. The GNP of our neighbor might have increased by a greater percentage, but the absolute amount of the increase in GNP was certainly greater for our country.
Walters and Kostamo disagree about whether
A. change in the economic prosperity of the neighboring country relative to their country is accurately measured by comparing their percentage changes in GNP
B. change in the economic prosperity of the neighboring country is more accurately measured in terms relative to their country than in terms relative only to the neighboring country
C. changes in the GNP of the neighboring country should ever be compared to changes in the GNP of their country
D. there were any improvements at all in the economic situation of the neighboring country during the ten years being considered
E. the GNP of the neighboring country increased by a greater percentage over the last decade than did the GNP of their country