The number of cases in which prison inmates manipulate the welfare system to provide themselves with benefits is very small. But the widespread public outrage over such cases makes them tempting examples to use in arguments for severely limiting welfare programs. This is because these rare but extreme cases of welfare fraud help to harden public attitudes towards welfare more effectively than standard cases, in which needy, law-abiding individuals manipulate the system to receive larger benefits.
The claims above can best serve as part of an argument against the view that
1. those who wish to change public attitudes towards the poor should focus public attention on welfare
2. a type of welfare fraud can both be common and lead to widespread public outrage
3. the public is interested in welfare fraud
4. the frequency with which a type of welfare fraud occurs is a good indicator of its effect on public opinion
5. cases of welfare fraud occur less often than cases in which welfare benefits are not fraudulently received
OA - D
The claims above can best serve as part of an argument against the view that
1. those who wish to change public attitudes towards the poor should focus public attention on welfare
2. a type of welfare fraud can both be common and lead to widespread public outrage
3. the public is interested in welfare fraud
4. the frequency with which a type of welfare fraud occurs is a good indicator of its effect on public opinion
5. cases of welfare fraud occur less often than cases in which welfare benefits are not fraudulently received
OA - D
