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Problem ·Most effective way to deter deliberate crimes
Elaborate on author's solution ·Combine penalties with improved economic opportunity
More penalties increase the risks of committing a crime. Improved economic opportunity decreases the benefits of committing a crime (as compared to law-abiding activities).
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Problem-analysis
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Question Type
Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Structure
The author brings up crimes of passion while introducing the debate. She clarifies that the debate is only about how to deter deliberate crimes—it isn’t about how to deter impulsive crimes. She then mentions crimes of passage as an example of an impulsive crime. So the purpose of mentioning crimes of passion is to give an example of the kinds of crimes that are excluded from the debate we’re looking at.
a
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To the contrary, crimes of passion are an example of impulsive crimes, which are the opposite of deliberate crimes.
b
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The author mentions crimes of passion as an example of an impulsive crime, which is the opposite of a deliberate crime. By telling us that deliberate crimes don’t include crimes of passion, she gives us a clearer picture of what she means by deliberate crimes.
c
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The author doesn’t give any opinion on whether crimes of passion, or other impulsive crimes, can be deterred. The passage focuses on how to deter deliberate crimes specifically, but that doesn’t suggest that there’s no way to deter other kinds of crime.
d
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The debate isn’t about crimes of passion versus some other crimes. The debate is all about deliberate crimes and how to deter them. One side says we should increase access to opportunity, while the other says we should give harsher punishments. Those are the two sides of the debate.
The author doesn’t say what causes crimes of passion. She only discusses the possible causes of deliberate crimes.
Difficulty
94% of people who answer get this correct
This is a slightly challenging question.
It is similar in difficulty to other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%126
136
75%146
Analysis
Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Structure
Critique or debate
Law
Problem-analysis
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
1%
157
b
94%
165
c
2%
158
d
2%
155
e
1%
153
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