Critical Reasoning (CR) | In the United States, certain states use the death penalty to punish

In the United States, certain states use the death penalty to punish those who commit murder. Other states do not use the death penalty in such cases, but sentence murderers to life in prison instead. In the states that do use the death penalty, the murder rate per 100,000 persons is higher than the rate in the states that do not use the death penalty. Thus, the death penalty only causes more murders and should be repealed in all states to reduce the murder rate.

Which of the following, if true,
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