Question ID:PT23 S3 Q17 Passage:Magazine article:  Punishment for crimes is justified if it actually deters people from committing them. But a great deal of carefully assembled and analyzed empirical data show clearly that punishment is not a deterrent. So punishment is never justified. Stem:The reasoning in the magazine article's argument is flawed because the argument Correct Answer Choice:CChoice A:depends on data that there is reason to suspect may be biased Choice B:mistakenly allows the key term "punishment" to shift in meaning Choice C:mistakes being sufficient to justify punishment for being required to justify it Choice D:ignores the problem of mistakenly punishing the innocent Choice E:attempts to be more precise than its subject matter properly allows