LR Question 12 Explanation
QUESTION TEXT: Editorialist: Drivers with a large number of demerit…
QUESTION TYPE: Most Strongly Supported
FACTS:
- If you have a large number of demerit points then:
- You should either be sent to jail or,
- Forced to receive driver re-education. Otherwise you would go unpunished.
- You should only be given re-education if you’re likely to become more responsible.
- Unfortunately it’s almost always impossible to make drivers with a large number of demerit points more responsible.
ANALYSIS: This shows that most drivers with a large number of demerit points should be sent to jail. They’re not likely to become more responsible, which means that they shouldn’t be sent to rehab. Jail is the only other option.
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- CORRECT. In most cases, yes. This isn’t 100% true but it’s the most supported.
- Unfortunately, most drivers with a large number of demerit points cannot become more responsible drivers.
- The problem is not that the punishment isn’t harsh. The problem is that it probably won’t work.
- Not necessarily. Someone might be a really bad driver and need re-education, even if they haven’t committed a crime.
- We actually know that all drivers with a large number of demerit points likely can’t become responsible whether or not they have a conviction.
More Resources for Most Strongly Supported Questions
- Intro Course lesson: This intro course lesson covers Most Strongly Supported questions.
- Mastery Seminar lesson: This LR Mastery seminar lesson covers most strongly supported questions.
For the first sentence, would it not be correct to look at the statement as a conditional such that:
Drivers with a large number of demerit points & Convicted of a serious driving -related offense
—> Jailed OR Forced to receive driver re-education
Taking the contrapositive of this would result in
~Jailed & ~Forced to receive driver re-education —> ~Drivers with a large number of demerit points OR ~Convicted of a serious driving -related offense
Which can further be broken down to
~Forced to receive driver re-education —> ~Convicted of a serious driving -related offense
As I look at the answer more closely, I believe the error I made here was that I got the necessary and sufficient conditions mixed up in answer choice D. I think I see my mistake. I will still post the question in case it may help someone else who may have got to the same answer as I did.