Passage Summary: An analyst argues that because hiring more police doesn't fix the deep-seated reasons why crime happens, cities shouldn't bother doing it at all.

Conclusion: City officials should refrain from increasing the size of the police force as a reaction to rising crime rates.

Reasoning: Expanding the police force is merely a temporary fix and fails to address the fundamental underlying causes of criminal activity.

Analysis: The flaw in this argument is a classic 'perfectionist fallacy'—the analyst rejects a specific course of action simply because it doesn't solve the entire problem or its most fundamental cause. Just because a solution is a 'stopgap' doesn't mean it isn't useful or necessary in the interim. To find the parallel, look for an answer that argues against a helpful measure on the grounds that it isn't a total cure. It is like arguing against taking aspirin for a headache because it doesn't prevent future headaches from occurring.