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Stoneville Council Member: The number of police officers per one thousand residents is substantially higher in Stoneville than in any other town or city in the same region, and Stoneville does not have higher crime rates than average. Considering that Stoneville's government has been running a substantial deficit for the past few years, Stoneville should reduce the size of its police force to help balance the budget. Stoneville currently employs more police officers than it needs, and so such an action would have little collateral impact on public safety.
Knowing the answer to which of the following would be most useful in evaluating the the council member's plan?
(A) Are Stoneville's police officers paid more than their counterparts in the region's other cities and towns?
(B) Over the past few years, has Stoneville's police department attempted to increase its efficiency or reduce its internal operating costs?
(C) Does Stoneville's unusually large police presence act as a deterrent to crime?
(D) Is Stoneville's population significantly higher than that of the other towns and cities in the region?
(E) Has the crime rate increased over the last ten years in the cities and towns surrounding Stoneville?
Knowing the answer to which of the following would be most useful in evaluating the the council member's plan?
(A) Are Stoneville's police officers paid more than their counterparts in the region's other cities and towns?
(B) Over the past few years, has Stoneville's police department attempted to increase its efficiency or reduce its internal operating costs?
(C) Does Stoneville's unusually large police presence act as a deterrent to crime?
(D) Is Stoneville's population significantly higher than that of the other towns and cities in the region?
(E) Has the crime rate increased over the last ten years in the cities and towns surrounding Stoneville?
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Stoneville Council Member: The number of police officers per one thousand residents is substantially higher in Stoneville than in any other town or city in the same region, and Stoneville does not have higher crime rates than average. Considering that Stoneville's government has been running a substantial deficit for the past few years, Stoneville should reduce the size of its police force to help balance the budget. Stoneville currently employs more police officers than it needs, and so such an action would have little collateral impact on public safety.
Type- evaluate
Boil it down - SV employs more police than it needs and thus reduction in size would have little impact
Pre-thinking - What if size of police force is a deterent ?
(A) Are Stoneville's police officers paid more than their counterparts in the region's other cities and towns? - Irrelevant - average pay of officers is not a concern since we are talking about reduction in number
(B) Over the past few years, has Stoneville's police department attempted to increase its efficiency or reduce its internal operating costs? - irrelevant
(C) Does Stoneville's unusually large police presence act as a deterrent to crime? - correct
(D) Is Stoneville's population significantly higher than that of the other towns and cities in the region? - Irrelevant as we are talking about police per thousand residents
(E) Has the crime rate increased over the last ten years in the cities and towns surrounding Stoneville? - Irrelevant
Answer C
Type- evaluate
Boil it down - SV employs more police than it needs and thus reduction in size would have little impact
Pre-thinking - What if size of police force is a deterent ?
(A) Are Stoneville's police officers paid more than their counterparts in the region's other cities and towns? - Irrelevant - average pay of officers is not a concern since we are talking about reduction in number
(B) Over the past few years, has Stoneville's police department attempted to increase its efficiency or reduce its internal operating costs? - irrelevant
(C) Does Stoneville's unusually large police presence act as a deterrent to crime? - correct
(D) Is Stoneville's population significantly higher than that of the other towns and cities in the region? - Irrelevant as we are talking about police per thousand residents
(E) Has the crime rate increased over the last ten years in the cities and towns surrounding Stoneville? - Irrelevant
Answer C
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Hello Skywalker18,
Can you please throw some more light on "A".
As per my understanding, the conclusion of the argument is the highlighted part. Also while evaluating an answer we should always select an option that is concerned with the conclusion.
"Are Stoneville's police officers paid more than their counterparts in the region's other cities and towns?" - This statement seems logical since in the premise we are comparing the police force with the police force in other cities. Also, if the pay are high then it would be good to reduce the number since it would help in reducing the deficit. What I am trying to ultimately say is that budget should be focus of evaluation and not the crime.
Please enlighten me.
Regards
