Information and IdeasHardInference from a contrast in evidence
Information and Ideas practice question
The town's crime figures have risen sharply since the police station reopened last year, and the local paper has run the increase as a scandal. The number of calls to the police has risen by the same proportion. ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. The rise may reflect more crimes being reported to a station that is now there to report them to, rather than more crimes.Correct
- B. The police station has caused crime to increase.
- C. The town is now the most dangerous in the county.
- D. Fewer people are calling the police.
Answer: A. The rise may reflect more crimes being reported to a station that is now there to report them to, rather than more crimes.
Calls up in step with figures: reporting, not crime.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The police station has caused crime to increase.
- The text points to reporting.
- C. The town is now the most dangerous in the county.
- Not supported.
- D. Fewer people are calling the police.
- Calls have risen.
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