Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Public Safety Official: In 1998, our province's highway patrol arreste

Public Safety Official: In 1998, our province's highway patrol arrested nearly 25,000 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol. Over the past 20 years we have implemented a number of legal measures to increase penalties for driving under the influence and that have increased the number of law enforcement personnel patrolling for such offenses. This past year, even though our population has increased markedly since 1998, our province saw less than 18,000 arrests - a sure sign that these legal measures have been successful in preventing motorists from driving while under the influence.

Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the public safety official's claims?

A. The population in her province has increased at a lower rate than the populations of neighboring provinces.

B. The new legal measures have increased the province's law enforcement costs at nearly twice the rate that tax receipts have increased.

C. Since 1998, the number
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Statistics : Posted by Bunuel • on 09 Nov 2023, 01:30 • Replies 4 • Views 721

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