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11. No one who lacks knowledge of a subject is competent to pass judgment on that subject. Since political know-how is a matter, not of adhering to technical rules, but of insight and style learned trough apprenticeship and experience, only seasoned politicians are competent to judge whether a particular political policy is fair to all. A major weakness of the argument is that it

(A) relies on a generalization about the characteristic that makes someone competent to pass judgment

(B) fails to give specific examples to illustrate how political know-how can be acquired

(C) uses the term "apprenticeship" to describe what is seldom a formalized relationship

(D) equates political know-how with understanding the social implications of political policies

(E) assumes that when inexperienced politicians set policy they are guided by the advice of more experienced politicians

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chelseayang

对一个SUBJECT 缺乏知识的人不具备对这个SUBJECT做判断的能力. 由于实际的政治知识(POLITICAL KNOW-HOW)不是死抠TECHNICAL RULES, 而是通过实际锻炼得来的，所以，只有经验丰富的政治家才具备判断一个政策是否对大众公平的能力

my answer is D.

There is an analogy in support of the argument, which is : political know-how is something like knowledge of a subject. This analogy is the weakness of the reasoning. political know-how is different from knowledge which enable people to understand a polciy.

As to A, there is no such a genralization. The first sentence is not such a generalization (lack knowlege----not competent to judge). Rather it is a generalization of characteritic that make someone not competent to pass judgement.

I don't know if someone has a better understanding of this question.

Bensontuo

chelseayang 发表于 2004-12-7 09:38
对一个SUBJECT 缺乏知识的人不具备对这个SUBJECT做判断的能力. 由于实际的政治知识(POLITICAL KNOW-HOW)不 ...

同意！