Section: Logical Reasoning

24) Forty years ago, hardly anybody thought about going to court to sue somebody. A person could bump a pedestrian with his Chrysler Airflow and the victim would say something like, "No harm done," and walk away. Ipso facto. No filing of codicils, taking of depositions or polling the jury. Attorneys need not apply.

Which one of the following details, if true, would most strengthen the above statement?

1. There were fewer courthouses then than now.
2. The marked increase in pedestrian accidents is a relatively recent occurence.
3. Most citizens of 40 years ago were not familiar with their legal rights.
4. The number of lawsuits filed during World War II was extremely low.
5. Most young attorneys were in the armed forces 40 years ago.

This fact would strengthen the merely impressionistic evidence that lawsuits were less prevalent 40 years ago. It is the only choice dealing directly with the implied subject of the passage - lawsuits.