In doing research for her persuasive speech, Andreina finds that the number of murders committed in her state decreased during the same year that the Republican-dominated state legislature banned capital punishment

If we examine this evidence critically, we can conclude
that
A) the ban on capital punishment caused the murder rate to drop.
B) the decreasing murder rate caused the legislature to pass the ban on capital punishment.
C) the Republicans are the best political party.
D) people are becoming more civil with each passing each year.
E) none of the above


E

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