It has recently been proposed that we adopt an all-volunteer

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It has recently been proposed that we adopt an all-volunteer army. This policy was tried on a limited basis several years ago and was a miserable failure. The level of education of the volunteers was unacceptably low, while levels of drug use and crime soared among army personnel. Can we trust our national defense to a volunteer army? The answer is clearly "No."

Which of the following statements, if true, most strengthens the author's claim that an all-volunteer army should not be implemented?


A. The general level of education has risen since the first time an all-volunteer army was tried.

B. The proposal was made by an organization called Citizens for Peace.

C. The first attempt to create a volunteer army was carried out according to the same plan now under proposal and under the same conditions as those that exist today.

D. A volunteer army would be less expensive than an army that relies on the draft.

E. The size of the army needed today is smaller than that needed when a volunteer army was first tried.

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by deloitte247 » Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:31 pm

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We need to find what coheres with the author's claim.
Premise: It has recently been proposed that an all-volunteer army should be adopted.
Explanation: Due to the unacceptably low level of education and the levels of drug abuse and crime among army personnel, the national defense to a volunteer army cannot be trusted.

OPTION A - INCORRECT
If true, this opposes the claim 'that the level of education of the volunteered was unacceptably low'.

OPTION B - INCORRECT
If true, there is no indication or evidence to back this up in the argument

OPTION C - CORRECT
This is true. The national defense to a volunteer army cannot be trusted because both the first attempt and the proposal are under the same conditions.

OPTION D - INCORRECT
The argument is not concerned with, which is less expensive between the volunteer army and the army that relies on the draft.

OPTION E - INCORRECT
If true, it doesn't explain why a volunteer army should not be implemented.