求教逻辑大全-C-4题！

dxwei2008 · 发表于 2003-12-23 23:30:00

4. Mainline Airways was bought by its employees six years ago. Three years ago, Mainline hired QualiCo Advertising Agency to handle its promotions and advertising division. Today Mainline’s profits are over 20 percent higher than they were five years ago and 10 percent higher than they were three years ago. Employee ownership and a good advertising agency have combined to make Mainline more profitable.
Which of the following best describes the weak point in the argument above?
(A) It fails to establish a causal connection between the change in ownership at Mainline Airways and the hiring of QualiCo, on the one hand, and the rise in Mainline’s profits, on the other.
(B) It presents no evidence showing that employee-owned airlines are any more profitable than other airlines.
(C) It assumes that the profits of Mainline Airways will continue to rise.
(D) It gives no exact figures for the current profits of Mainline Airways.
(E) It fails to explain how the profits of Mainline Airways are calculated.

这个题目正确答案是A，我选的是B。
明显我选的错了，但是A我实在理解不了。A说的是文章没有在公司的若干项改革行为和公司利润的增加间建立联系。可是文章中确实是建立了这样的逻辑关系的啊。说由于卖公司和雇佣广告公司，导致了公司利润的增加。
是我阅读理解得不对还是因为逻辑关系理解得不对呢？
请高手指导！

xiaoyue45084508 · 发表于 2003-12-23 23:53:00

这道题有点象我们做ARGUMENT作文的感觉，楼上的GG好好想想7综罪，或许有点启发。
先分析前提：Employee 的ownership 和广告这两个因素与 Mainline’s profits 的增长是在同一时期发生的。（文中的时间关系主要说明这点）
结论是：Employee 的ownership 和广告是Mainline’s profits 的增长的原因。
文中没有出现其它因素说明发生在同时期的现象就一定有因果关系，可能是由其他因素造成Mainline’s profits 的增长。A正是说明这点。
B答案出现了Mainline与其他airlines比利润，我觉得它是无关选项。本题主要是说自己的Employee 的ownership 和广告与利润的关系，和其他的公司怎样无关。
自己的一点拙见，不要笑我：）

mindfree · 发表于 2003-12-24 01:12:00

you did not get the conclusion of the argument. It is argued that "Employee ownership and a good advertising agency have combined to make Mainline more profitable".

So whether Mainline or other employee-owned airlines are more profitable than others is not relevant here. In another word, even if Mainline or such airlines are much less profitable than those not owned by employees, the conclusion of the argument can still hold, as long as Mainline and others are more profitable than if they were not employee-owned.

Read carefully and understand the elements of the argument first before you find the answer.

crusaders · 发表于 2003-12-24 01:44:00

支持
我从数字的角度推一下试试

给的已知条件(fact)
5年前(假设为利润100%，而且已经有了Employee ownership)---(M员工自己管理用了2年时间)--->3年前利润增加到110%(M请来了Agency)---(M+A管理用了3年)--->现在(利润增加到120%多一点)

推出的结论
Employee ownership and a good advertising agency have combined to make Mainline (more) profitable.
即.E+A的管理使M公司的赢利能力更强了.

A.“It fails to establish a causal connection between ”
M自己管理(Employee ownership)2年增加 10%,M请了Agency(Employee ownership and a good advertising agency)来管理3年才增加10%多一点

所以在整个推论中,前提(给出的事实)和结论(E+A--->more profitable)跟本够不成(fails to establish)因果关系(causal connection)

不一定对

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Energy · 发表于 2003-12-24 01:55:00

支持这里more profitable是fact,不是任何claim or conclusion.刚刚做完test c,竟然用了44分钟，错了7题，真郁闷

mindfree · 发表于 2003-12-24 02:07:00

Energy,

If it is FACT, you can not weaken it. It is a conclusion because it is inferred based on the two facts. I do not understand why this is not a conclusion. What is your reasoning?

BTW, since it is an argument, there should be premises and conclusion. Energy, what are the elements of this argument?

eogo · 发表于 2003-12-30 19:10:00

只是摆了两个事实，没联系

flora_wang · 发表于 2004-1-21 07:30:00

同意.
但求教七宗罪的具体内容简介.....
多谢

mymengming · 发表于 2006-7-16 22:33:00

选B的朋友肯定是看错了题干最后一句话的more profitable是more than what的。

我也是，可惜了阿！！

heritta · 发表于 2009-2-21 23:41:00

错选了E

一开始没看懂A选项，以为这里how profits are calculated是质疑计算profits的组成，请问how calculated是质疑计算的方式么？是不是只与计算结果的多少有关？

求教逻辑大全-C-4题！

求教逻辑大全-C-4题！

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