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CR · Critical Reasoning
555-605
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In Canada in 1995, the average rate of property crime in provinces with strict firearm regulations was 520 crimes per 100,000 persons: about 40 percent higher than the average rate in the ten provinces where strict firearm regulations have never been enacted. Thus one way to reduce property crime is to eliminate strict firearm regulations.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
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(A) The annual rate of property crime in provinces with strict firearm regulations has decreased since those regulations were implemented.
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(B) In provinces with strict firearm regulations, few individuals are charged with violating such regulations.
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(C) In provinces without strict firearm regulations, many individuals have received extensive training in the use of firearms.
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(D) The annual rate of violent crime is lower in provinces with strict firearm regulations than in provinces without such regulations.
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(E) More than half of the individuals who reside in provinces without strict firearm regulations own a firearm.
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555-605
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CR