Street crime can be averted through regulations mandating the lighting of streetlights during daytime. As daytime visibility is worse in nations farther from the equator, so obviously such regulations would be more successful in averting crime there. Actually, the only nations that have adopted such regulations are farther from the equator than the continental United States.
Which of the following conclusions could be most properly drawn from the information given above?
(A) Bystanders in the continental United States who were near lit streetlights during the day would be just as likely to become victims of a crime as would bystanders who were not near lit streetlights.
(B) Inadequate daytime visibility is the single most important factor in street crime in numerous nations that are located farther from the equator than is the continental United States.
(C) In nations that have daytime streetlight regulations, the percentage of street crime that happens in the daytime is greater than in the continental United States.
(D) Nations that have daytime streetlight regulations probably have fewer incidents of street crime annually than do occur within the continental United States.
(E) Daytime streetlight regulations would probably do less to avert street crime in the continental United States than they do in the nations that have the regulations.
OA E
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OPTION A - INCORRECT
Well, this given conclusion cannot be drawn from the given information because the main aim of the argument is to reduce street crime by mandating the lightening of street lights not to compare how crimes are carried out either near street lights or not
OPTION B - INCORRECT
This is an established fact in the information given and cannot serve as a conclusion to the argument
OPTION C - INCORRECT
This opposes the argument due to the fact that the daytime street-light regulations had no positive effect on the crime rate. This option claims that the percentage of crime rate is greater even after the implementation of the street-light rule. This cannot serve as a conclusion drawn from the argument because it opposes it.
OPTION D - INCORRECT
Possibly, but this option has no strong basis or evidence to prove this in the information supplied. Therefore, it cannot serve as a conclusion to the argument.
OPTION E - CORRECT
The daytime street-light regulations would probably do less to avert crime in the continental United States because the regulations were not adopted by them.
So, unlike the other States who adopted the regulations and have a higher chance to successfully avert crime.
Well, this given conclusion cannot be drawn from the given information because the main aim of the argument is to reduce street crime by mandating the lightening of street lights not to compare how crimes are carried out either near street lights or not
OPTION B - INCORRECT
This is an established fact in the information given and cannot serve as a conclusion to the argument
OPTION C - INCORRECT
This opposes the argument due to the fact that the daytime street-light regulations had no positive effect on the crime rate. This option claims that the percentage of crime rate is greater even after the implementation of the street-light rule. This cannot serve as a conclusion drawn from the argument because it opposes it.
OPTION D - INCORRECT
Possibly, but this option has no strong basis or evidence to prove this in the information supplied. Therefore, it cannot serve as a conclusion to the argument.
OPTION E - CORRECT
The daytime street-light regulations would probably do less to avert crime in the continental United States because the regulations were not adopted by them.
So, unlike the other States who adopted the regulations and have a higher chance to successfully avert crime.
