For several years, the Sunnyvale School District has considered changing the high school schedule from a traditional nine-month school year to a 12-month school year. A long process was in the making: The school thought to shift between a 9 months attending school to 12 months. So , maybe, no summer vacation for the students
Supporters of the change argue that switching to the year-round schedule will significantly reduce juvenile crime, because students will now be occupied with school activities throughout the year.A decrease in crime. why? because the students are at school. therefore, maybe, in those 3 months or being the students busier. The crime decrease
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the supporters' argument?
A. A majority of the student body opposes the year-round schedule.
irrelevant. We care about if crime decreases. Not the opinion of the school board
B. A recent study showed that a majority of the juvenile crime in Sunnyvale was committed by high school dropouts.
dropouts = a person who has abandoned a course of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle.
This could weaken our arguyment. regardless the shift from 9 months to 12 months attending, most of the crimes are committed by dropouts
C. The
operating costs to run the school year-round are considerably higher than the traditional nine-month school year.
Costs and crimes are not related
D. Other school systems that have implemented the year-round school schedule have experienced an improvement in
academic performance.
academic performance and crimes are not related
E. Students who attend high school year-round have a
lower chance of committing a crime as an adult.the crimes committed by the students and those committed by adult say nothing to us about the crimes committed by the students and if this will increase or decrease
B is the answer