Critical Reasoning (CR) | In 2001, a local high school implemented a new program designed to red

­In 2001, a local high school implemented a new program designed to reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancy. The program, however, failed to produce the desired result. If the program had been successful, the dropout rate for female students would not have increased substantially in 2001.

The argument in the passage depends on which of the following assumptions?

A. The number of teen pregnancies nationwide increased in 2001.

B. The number of teen pregnancies in 2001 was greater than the number of teen pregnancies in 1991.

C. Teenage pregnancy is a leading reason that female students leave school.

D. The program was mandatory for all female students.

E. Most 2001 female dropouts were not pregnant at any time during theyear.


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