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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10362)
The correct answer choice is (D)
The main point of the passage can be found at the end of the first paragraph, and is reiterated at the end of the third paragraph (lines 18-22 and 55-59). As we already know the Main Point, this question should be relatively straightforward.
Answer choice (A): Although the principle of utility maximization does provide an economic framework that matches the description in answer choice (A), this answer choice is too narrow to capture the broader issue at stake—that utility maximization can be used to demonstrate that both sides of the deterrence debate are essentially correct.
Answer choice (B): This statement does not reflect the main point of the passage, as we cannot affirm its accuracy.
Answer choice (C): There is no evidence that the utility maximization principle can be used to quantify the effects of both deterrence strategies described in the first paragraph.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. The utility maximization principle shows that both sides of the crime deterrence debate are correct, and that an optimal solution would include elements of both deterrence strategies.
Answer choice (E): The utility maximization principle does not favor one side of the debate over the other.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=10362)
The correct answer choice is (D)
The main point of the passage can be found at the end of the first paragraph, and is reiterated at the end of the third paragraph (lines 18-22 and 55-59). As we already know the Main Point, this question should be relatively straightforward.
Answer choice (A): Although the principle of utility maximization does provide an economic framework that matches the description in answer choice (A), this answer choice is too narrow to capture the broader issue at stake—that utility maximization can be used to demonstrate that both sides of the deterrence debate are essentially correct.
Answer choice (B): This statement does not reflect the main point of the passage, as we cannot affirm its accuracy.
Answer choice (C): There is no evidence that the utility maximization principle can be used to quantify the effects of both deterrence strategies described in the first paragraph.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. The utility maximization principle shows that both sides of the crime deterrence debate are correct, and that an optimal solution would include elements of both deterrence strategies.
Answer choice (E): The utility maximization principle does not favor one side of the debate over the other.