In recent decades, government

Answer choices

1. A

   Opposite1% picked this

   Government information campaigns that teach merchants and bank tellers how to detect counterfeit bills are

   This would seem to make passing off counterfeit bills more difficult, not less difficult.

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2. B

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   Governments are continually developing new currency designs with features that are difficult for

   This would seem to make passing off counterfeit bills more difficult, not less difficult.

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3. C

   No Impact1% picked this

   Counterfeiters are generally unaware that the percentage of fake bills in circulation is the lowest

   This doesn't explain why it's easy for counterfeiters to pass off fake bills. Does this lack of awareness make them more confident? Even if it did, they still might have difficulty passing off fake bills, especially if the government is making successful efforts to fight counterfeiting.

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4. D

   Correct97% picked this

   Government success in removing counterfeit bills from circulation has caused merchants and bank tellers to become lax in

   Why this is right

   This answer goes in a different direction than we anticipated, but that's bound to happen from time to time in LR, which is why we need to read answers with an open mind. Rather than focusing on how the government fights counterfeiting, this answer describes an unintended effect. Because the government has been so successful, merchants and bank tellers are less worried about counterfeit bills and less diligent about checking for them, making it easier for counterfeiters to pass them off.

   Skill tested: Paradox · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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5. E

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   Governments are spending larger and larger sums of money in their efforts to remove counterfeit

   This provides a possible reason for the government's success, but doesn't explain why it's easy for counterfeiters to pass off fake bills.

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