Citizens of parktown are worried by the increased frequency of serious crimes committed by local teenagers. In response, the city government has instituted a series of measures designed to keep teenagers at home in the late evening. Even if the measures succeed in keeping teenagers at home, however, they are unlikely to affect the problem that concerns citizens, since most crimes committed by local teenagers take place between 3pm and 6pm
Which of the following,if true, most substantially weakens the argument ?
GPrep Q
1) Similar measures adopted in other place have failed to reduce the no of teenagers in the late evening
2) Crimes committed by teenagers in afternoon are mostly small thefts and inconsequential vandalism
3) teenagers are much less likely to commit serious crimes when they are at home than when they are not at home
4) Any decrease in the need for police patrols in late evening would not mean that there could be more intensive patrolling in the afternoon
5) The schools in parktown have introduced a number of after school programs that will be available to teenagers until 6pm on weekday afternoons
I agree with the OA, however I have a doubt with E.
According to other forum, E is incorrect because it's completely irrelevant to the actual issue treated in the passage. They say "the passage is solely concerned with the effect of the new measures. therefore, we don't care if there are other programs that might have a mitigating effect on the crime rate."
Based on this, I understand that it doesn't matter whether there are other possible causes that could take us to the desired effect, the goal is to find a choice that shows us that the cause mentioned in the conclusion is having the effect we want, right?
Which of the following,if true, most substantially weakens the argument ?
GPrep Q
1) Similar measures adopted in other place have failed to reduce the no of teenagers in the late evening
2) Crimes committed by teenagers in afternoon are mostly small thefts and inconsequential vandalism
3) teenagers are much less likely to commit serious crimes when they are at home than when they are not at home
4) Any decrease in the need for police patrols in late evening would not mean that there could be more intensive patrolling in the afternoon
5) The schools in parktown have introduced a number of after school programs that will be available to teenagers until 6pm on weekday afternoons
I agree with the OA, however I have a doubt with E.
According to other forum, E is incorrect because it's completely irrelevant to the actual issue treated in the passage. They say "the passage is solely concerned with the effect of the new measures. therefore, we don't care if there are other programs that might have a mitigating effect on the crime rate."
Based on this, I understand that it doesn't matter whether there are other possible causes that could take us to the desired effect, the goal is to find a choice that shows us that the cause mentioned in the conclusion is having the effect we want, right?
