黑脸题大破解：掌握此法，百战不殆。（1） - ChaseDream

Why I am doing this: Since many students have difficulties in approaching boldface (BF) problems, I’ve decided to write a series of posts on how to crack them.

Fortunately and unfortunately, I’ve only found one BF problem with ETS comments, which is OG Verbal Review (purple book cover) problem #82 also available in OG 205.

Consumer advocate: it is generally true, at least in this state, that lawyers who advertise a specific service charge less for that service than lawyers who do not advertise. It is also true that each time restrictions on the advertising of legal services have been eliminated, the number of lawyers advertising their services has increased and legal costs to consumers have declined in consequence. However, eliminating the state requirement that legal advertisements must specify fees for specific services would almost certainly increase rather than further reduce consumer’s legal costs. Lawyers would no longer have an incentive to lower their fees when they begin advertising and if no longer required to specify fee arrangements, many lawyers who now advertise would increase their fees.

A) the first is a generalization that the consumer advocate accepts as true; the second is presented as a consequence that follows the truth of that generalization

B) the first is a pattern of cause and effect that the consumer advocate argues will be repeated in the case at issue; the second cknowledges a circumstance in which that pattern would not hold

C) the first is a pattern of cause and effect that the consumer advocate predicts will not hold in the case at issue; the second offers a consideration in support of that prediction

D) the first is evidence that the consumer advocate offers in support of a certain prediction; the second is that prediction

E) the first acknowledge a consideration that weighs against the main position that the consumer advocate
defends; the second is that position

Before we really get into this question,first we need to explore the intention of the problem creator, namely ETS. In analysis this problem, the ETS says, “This question asks the reader to look carefully at how the argument is constructed and in particular at how the two sentences in boldface are related”. This is exactly what ETS wants to test us!

Therefore, we need to be on the look out at the above two points once we see a BF. Pay extreme attention at these two points!! Ask yourself clearly on these two questions when you see a BF.

Consideration: a matter weighted or taken into account when formulating a plan or opinion