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标题: 求一道逻辑题的解释 [打印本页]

作者: ritachen1214 时间: 2007-10-2 14:35
标题: 求一道逻辑题的解释

Economies in which a high percentage of resources are invested in research and development show greater growth in the long run than do those in which resources are channeled into consumption. Japanese workers spend a higher percentage of their income investing in research and development than do American workers.

To grow as fast as Japan has in the past three decades, the United States must change the tax code in order to encourage savings and investment and discourage debt.

Which of the following, if true, tends to weaken the argument?

(A) Japanese research is more focused on consumers than is research by American firms.

(B) Class mobility, highly valued in American culture, is encouraged by a growing rather than a stagnant economy.

(D) Proposed changes to the tax code could involve strict limits on the deductability of interest, and increased allowance for research.

(E) Because a decreasing percentage of the United States is under 40, an age when savings are traditionally low, the savings rate will increase without changes to the tax code.

Why （E）? I can't understand it.

作者: crazecat123 时间: 2007-10-2 15:30
Situation:
higher R&D -> greater growth
more Japanese workers's income than Americans' go to investment in R&D -> US need to change tax code to encourage savings and investment in order to grow as fast

Argument:
It's basically saying that Americans do not save enough without the change in tax code. To weaken, we have to show that Americans do save a high percentage of their incomes for whatever reason. What if more of the population is growing older and people need to and will save more as they age. I would pick (E) because it directly weaken the conclusion.

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