In the United States in 1986,the average rate of violent crime in states with strict gun-control laws was 645 crimes per 100,000 persons—about 50 percent higher thanthe average rate in the eleven states where strict gun-control laws have never been passed.Thus one way to reduce violent crime is to repeal strict gun control laws.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
The argument assumes that it is because of their strict gun-control laws that states with such laws have a high rate of violent crime. If that were so, passage of these laws should be associated with increased violent crime. That is there is a CORRELATION between the passage of these laws AND violent crimes.
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Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
The argument assumes that it is because of their strict gun-control laws that states with such laws have a high rate of violent crime. If that were so, passage of these laws should be associated with increased violent crime. That is there is a CORRELATION between the passage of these laws AND violent crimes.
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