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Insanity at the time: Insane CR

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by The Jock » Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:20 pm
Source: BTG PQ
Insanity at the time of the offense, we are told, relieves the offender of criminal responsibility. This may mean either that "insanity" is to serve as evidence that precludes establishing-by leaving in doubt-some material element of an offense, or that "insanity" is to serve as a defense to a crime, even though each of its elements can be established beyond doubt, to protect a preferred value threatened by the imposition of an authorized sanction.

Which of the following may be assumed from the preceding passage?

a. Insanity at the time of trial is insufficient to deter conviction.
b. Sanity may be a necessary and material element for the commission of a crime.
c. The defense of insanity may be unnecessary since there are other more sophisticated means of proving innocence today.
d. The insanity defense should be abolished as we have seen continued evidence of its abuse.
e. The question of insanity has little bearing on the question of criminal responsibility and conviction.

I believe that this is a pretty tough one. Want some explanation from CR champions.
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:41 pm
imo C
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by reply2spg » Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:30 pm
IMO A. Very tough wording
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by The Jock » Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:50 pm
Sorry guys, A and C is not the answers.
OA Will reveal later. Give it another shot....
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by abhi84v » Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:19 pm
IMO B.

This is an assumption question.

If you negate B it says

Sanity is not a necessary and material element for the commission of a crime. If this were the case than insanity would not relieve the offender of criminal responsibility. The argument would fall apart.

Please post the OA and if available the OE as well
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by The Jock » Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:35 pm
You are absolutely right Abhi, B is the right answer and OE is same as your explanation.
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by diebeatsthegmat » Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:54 pm
The Jock wrote:You are absolutely right Abhi, B is the right answer and OE is same as your explanation.
really this CR is tough althought finally i got the right answer. i chose B first while didnt understand the CR much....
wow... hope that i wont meet such kinds of question in the test day. hey may i know how long have you been studying Gmat?
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by The Jock » Fri Sep 10, 2010 5:39 pm
diebeatsthegmat wrote:
The Jock wrote:You are absolutely right Abhi, B is the right answer and OE is same as your explanation.
really this CR is tough althought finally i got the right answer. i chose B first while didnt understand the CR much....
wow... hope that i wont meet such kinds of question in the test day. hey may i know how long have you been studying Gmat?
I was thinking of studying from last1-2 years but could start it in June-July this year.
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