The rate of violent crime in this state is upto 30% from last year. The fault lies entirely in our system of justice. Recently our judges' sentences have been so lenient that criminals can now do almost anything without fear of a long prison term.
The argument above would be weakened ifit were true that

Options

A. 85% of the other States in the nation have lower crime rates than does this state
B. white-collar crime in this state has also increased by over 25% in the last year
C. 35% of the police in this state have been laid off in the last year due to budget cuts
D. polls show that 65% of the population in this state opposes capital punishment

Answer

c

Explanation

Thus the increase in crime rate has been contnbuted by other factors, not leniency in the punishme1,1t.