标题: LSAT-5-2-19T 讨论 [打印本页] 作者: 麻集爱 时间: 2004-3-31 13:59 标题: LSAT-5-2-19T 讨论 Like a number of other articles, Ian Raghall’s article relied on a recent survey in which over half the couples applying for divorces listed “money” as a major problem in their marriages. Raghall’s conclusion from the survey data is that financial problems are the major problem in marriages and an important factor contributing to high divorce rate. Yet couples often express other types of marital frustrations in financial terms. Despite appearances, the survey data do not establish that financial problems are the major problem in contemporary marriages.
19. In the passage, the author does which one of the following? (A) undermines a conclusion drawn from statistical data by offering a specific counterexample (B) undermines a conclusion drawn from statistical data by offering an alternative explanation for some of the data. (C) undermines a conclusion drawn from statistical data by showing that one cannot prove the presence of an emotion by using statistical methods. (D) undermines a conclusion drawn from statistical data by criticizing the survey for which the data was gathered. (E) undermines a conclusion by showing that couples cannot accurately describe their own problems. 答案是B 不知道B再说什么 作者: dansy 时间: 2004-3-31 14:54
题干说基于近期的调查发现超过一半的离婚的人把原因归于经济问题，所以Raghall的文章说财务状况是高离婚率的原因。但是实际上很多夫妇都把某些其它方面的原因说成是经济的原因。所以不管表象如何，经济问题不是离婚率高的原因。
选项B说作者反驳了这个论证，是通过提出了其它的解释来实现的。这里“其它的解释(alternative explanation)”， 就是题干中说的“把某些其它方面的原因说成是经济的原因(express other types of marital frustrations in financial terms)”。
