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The number of cases in which prison inmates manipulate the welfare system to provide themselves with benefits is very small. But the widespread public outrage over such cases makes them tempting examples to use in arguments for severely limiting welfare programs. This is because these rare but extreme cases of welfare fraud help to harden public attitudes towards welfare more effectively than standard cases, in which needy, law-abiding receive benefits.

The claims above can best serve as part of an argument against the view that

A) Those who wish to change public attitudes towards welfare spending should focus public attention only on standard cases of welfare assistance

B) A type of welfare fraud can both be common and lead to widespread public outrage

C) The frequency with wich a type of welfare fraud occurs is a good indicator of its effect on public opinion.

D)The public is only interested in standard cases of welfare fraud.

E) cases of welfare fraud occur less often than cases in which welfare benefits are not fraudulently received.



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I vote for (C).

The cases of welfare fraud are rare, but gives a big impact on the public.
From here, we can notice that the frequency is not a good indicator of the effect on public opinion.

C) The frequency with wich a type of welfare fraud occurs is a good indicator of its effect on public opinion.
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go C go...
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Clearly, C is the best choice. The passage argues that it is not the frequency (The number of cases ... is very small) of welfare fraud that forms public opinion, but the type of fraud.
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agree with (C).
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Yes, C. Because criminal manipulation of welfare happens so rarely it is likely to provoke the most public outrage.
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IMO - should be B as the question is and "against" agrument

B alleges what the argument tries to refute.


B) A type of welfare fraud can both be common and lead to widespread
public outrage

Please post OA / OE
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OA is E

This is from kaplan. The explanation is : Author argues that extreme cases of welfare fraud have much greater effect on public opinion than standard cases of welfare fraud. This is what is used by public in the anti-welfare arguments.

Therefore the statement that supports "against" this view is Standard cases of welfare fraud are cases that interests the public.
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I believe the answer is D.

a) Out of scope
b) The stimulus does not provide evidence to support this statement
c) The stimulus does not provide evidence to support this statement
e) Same as b and c
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made a mistake.. The OA is D and not E
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got this one wrong :(
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I vote for C.



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