Self-study
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Summary
Criminals often have an unusual self-image. For example, embezzlers think of their actions as borrowing money, and violent criminals think the victim “deserved it” or it wasn’t their fault.
Strongly Supported Conclusions
Thus, in many cases, by criminals’ characterization of their situations, their actions are not necessarily criminal.
1.
Which one of the following ████ █████████ █████████ ███ ████████
a
they ought to ██ ████████ ███ █████ ███████
This answer is unsupported. The criminals are making excuses for themselves, this doesn’t necessarily mean that they also think they should be rewarded.
b
they are perceived ██ ██ ███ ██████ ██ ████ █████ ████████
This answer is unsupported. The criminals are making excuses for themselves, this doesn’t necessarily mean that they think of themselves as a victim.
c
their actions are ███ █████ ████████
This answer is strongly supported. The criminals are making excuses for their behavior, therefore they think their behavior is not necessarily criminal.
d
the criminal justice ██████ ██ ██████████ ██████
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know anything about the criminal justice system from the stimulus.
e
they deserve only █ █████ ████████ ███ █████ ██████
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know anything about sentencing from the stimulus.