nchaswal wrote:Can someone help me with what should be the step by step strategy for this CR question ?
It would really be amazing if one can explain what to do first, then what next and so on. I want to know the mechanism to solve this Q.
Conclusion: Late evening curfew unlikely to decrease frequency of serious crimes committed by teenagers
Premise: Most teenage crimes take place between 3 and 6 pm.
We're trying to weaken this argument, so let's try to find a gap between the conclusion and the premise. The citizens of Parktown want to decrease the frequency of
serious crimes. The author is worried that a curfew won't work, because most teenage crimes
overall occur between 3 and 6 pm, when teenagers might still be out. Notice the gap: the citizens are worried about
serious crimes, but the premise includes evidence about
overall crimes. So even if most crimes
overall are happening between 3 and 6, if those crimes are relatively trivial, the curfew could still work, because that would mean that the serious crimes are happening later, and those are the ones the citizens of Parktown care about.
Answer choice
B reveals that the afternoon crimes are mostly trivial. If that's case, then a curfew could still work, as it's the
serious crimes that we're trying to prevent.
