Question

Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner’s Freakonomics.

Answer 1

Answer:

The idea from this paragraph that supports the claim that "smaller offices are more honest that big ones" is:

D) Small communities have more incentives against crime.

Explanation:

This excerpt presents the information that smaller offices are more honest than big ones, even though people in general would probably think the opposite. To support their claim, the authors provide evidence when they say smaller communities have more incentives against crime. Also, in smaller communities, it is easier to know who committed the crime. The same goes for small offices. People tend to be more honest and really pay for the bagels left there for sale because they feel the social environment demands that from them. Others would easily notice if money was missing, and figuring out who it was that didn't pay would also happen without any difficulty.