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Many people think that the only way to remedy the problem of crime is by increasing the number of police officers, but recent statistics show that many major cities had similar ratios of police officers to citizens, yet diverged widely in their crime rates.
The statistics cited function in the argument to
(A) establish that the number of police officers does not need to be increased
(B) illustrate the need for increasing the number of police officers in major cities
(C) prove that there are factors other than the number of police officers that are more important in reducing the crime rate
(D) demonstrate that there is no relation between the number of police officers and the crime rate
(E) suggest that the number of police officers is not the only influence on the crime rate
The statistics cited function in the argument to
(A) establish that the number of police officers does not need to be increased
(B) illustrate the need for increasing the number of police officers in major cities
(C) prove that there are factors other than the number of police officers that are more important in reducing the crime rate
(D) demonstrate that there is no relation between the number of police officers and the crime rate
(E) suggest that the number of police officers is not the only influence on the crime rate
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Many people think that the only way to remedy the problem of crime is by increasing the number of police officers, but recent statistics show that many major cities had similar ratios of police officers to citizens, yet diverged widely in their crime rates.
The statistics cited function in the argument to
The argument challenges the idea that increasing the number of police officers is the only way to reduce crime. The statistics show that cities with similar police-to-citizen ratios can still have very different crime rates. So the statistics suggest that police numbers are not the only factor affecting crime rates.
(A) establish that the number of police officers does not need to be increased
This is too strong. The statistics do not prove that more police are unnecessary.
(B) illustrate the need for increasing the number of police officers in major cities
This is the opposite of the argument’s direction.
(C) prove that there are factors other than the number of police officers that are more important in reducing the crime rate
This is too strong. The statistics suggest other factors matter, but they do not prove that those factors are more important.
(D) demonstrate that there is no relation between the number of police officers and the crime rate
This is also too strong. Similar police ratios with different crime rates show that police numbers are not the only influence, not that there is no relation at all.
(E) suggest that the number of police officers is not the only influence on the crime rate
This is correct. The statistics weaken the “only way” claim by showing that similar police ratios can be associated with very different crime rates.
Answer: (E)
The statistics cited function in the argument to
The argument challenges the idea that increasing the number of police officers is the only way to reduce crime. The statistics show that cities with similar police-to-citizen ratios can still have very different crime rates. So the statistics suggest that police numbers are not the only factor affecting crime rates.
(A) establish that the number of police officers does not need to be increased
This is too strong. The statistics do not prove that more police are unnecessary.
(B) illustrate the need for increasing the number of police officers in major cities
This is the opposite of the argument’s direction.
(C) prove that there are factors other than the number of police officers that are more important in reducing the crime rate
This is too strong. The statistics suggest other factors matter, but they do not prove that those factors are more important.
(D) demonstrate that there is no relation between the number of police officers and the crime rate
This is also too strong. Similar police ratios with different crime rates show that police numbers are not the only influence, not that there is no relation at all.
(E) suggest that the number of police officers is not the only influence on the crime rate
This is correct. The statistics weaken the “only way” claim by showing that similar police ratios can be associated with very different crime rates.
Answer: (E)
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