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dextar
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Hi Pls some one help me with this CR. I'm not able to understand the erroneous statement in the question
Mental health public advocacy groups are trying to change public perception about the homeless. According to a recent study, the majority of people in a large city believed that , in general homeless people are drug addicts who could get a job if they wanted to work. In truth, the city’s coalition for the homeless estimated that 85 per cent of the homeless population is moderately to severely mentally ill. Thus an effort must be made to change the public’s perception and provide mental health counseling to the homeless in addition to food and shelter
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument that public perception about the homeless is erroneous?
1 ) Most people in major cities support soup kitchen and shelter programs
2) The study found that majority of the people surveyed did not believe that food and shelter programs offer a permanent solution to homelessness.
3) Public awareness of the prevalence of mental illness among homeless is likely to increase sympathy for the homeless
4) The untreated mentally ill are 15 times as likely as the healthy to succumb to illegal drug abuse
5) The job market for unskilled labor is not significantly different today than it was 20 years ago
Hey according to me according to public perception we have to prove that whatever is the public peception is true in the sentence.
"in general homeless people are drug addicts who could get a job if they wanted to work" . If I work that way I found 2nd to be correct. Where am I wrong?
Mental health public advocacy groups are trying to change public perception about the homeless. According to a recent study, the majority of people in a large city believed that , in general homeless people are drug addicts who could get a job if they wanted to work. In truth, the city’s coalition for the homeless estimated that 85 per cent of the homeless population is moderately to severely mentally ill. Thus an effort must be made to change the public’s perception and provide mental health counseling to the homeless in addition to food and shelter
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument that public perception about the homeless is erroneous?
1 ) Most people in major cities support soup kitchen and shelter programs
2) The study found that majority of the people surveyed did not believe that food and shelter programs offer a permanent solution to homelessness.
3) Public awareness of the prevalence of mental illness among homeless is likely to increase sympathy for the homeless
4) The untreated mentally ill are 15 times as likely as the healthy to succumb to illegal drug abuse
5) The job market for unskilled labor is not significantly different today than it was 20 years ago
Hey according to me according to public perception we have to prove that whatever is the public peception is true in the sentence.
"in general homeless people are drug addicts who could get a job if they wanted to work" . If I work that way I found 2nd to be correct. Where am I wrong?
