In an attempt to reduce the crime rate, the governor is getting tough on criminals and making prison conditions harsher. part of this effort has been to deny inmates the access they formerly had to college-level courses.however,this action is clearl counter to the governor's ultimate goal, since after being released from prison, inmates who had taken such courses committed far fewer crimes overall than other inmates.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A。not being able to take college-level courses while in prison is unlikely to deter anyone from a crime that he or she might otherwise have committed
B。Former inmates are no more likely to commit crimes than are members of the general population
C.The group of inmates who chose to take college-level courses were not already less likely than other inmates to commit crimes after being released
D.Taking high school level courses in prison has less effect on an inmate's subsequent behavior than taking college-level courses does.
E.The governor's ultimate goal actually is to gain popularity by convincing people that something effective is being done about crime.作者: loumal 时间: 2009-12-5 21:25
~~~~作者: onlyuhaibo 时间: 2009-12-5 21:42
C的意思是这些被选去参加大学课程的犯人出去后犯罪的概率不是本来(即使没参加这些课程)就比其他犯人低。（而是由于参加大学课程以后才变低的）。个人理解。作者: loumal 时间: 2009-12-5 23:40
明白了，你说的对，应该是这样，ALREADY在里面其了决定性作用。非常感谢。