Criminals often have an unusual self-image. Embezzlers often think of their actions as “only borrowing money.” Many people convicted of violent crimes rationalize their actions by some sort of denial; either the victim “deserved it” and so the action was justified, or “it cases, by criminals’ characterization of their situations, _______.
What this question is testing
Your task
Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.
Common trap
Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.
Winning move
Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.
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