Mayor Delmont’s critics complain about the jobs that were lost in the city under Delmont’s leadership. Yet the fact is that not only were more jobs created than were eliminated, but the average pay for these new jobs has been higher than the average pay for jobs citywide every year since Delmont took office. So there can be no question that throughout Delmont’s tenure the average paycheck in this city has been getting steadily bigger.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument in the advertisement?
The average pay for jobs created in the city during the past three years was higher than the average pay for jobs created in the city earlier in Mayor Delmont’s tenure. Average pay in the city was at a ten-year low when Mayor Delmont took office. Some of the jobs created in the city during Mayor Delmont’s tenure have in the meantime been eliminated again. The average pay for jobs eliminated in the city during Mayor Delmont’s tenure has been roughly equal every year to the average pay for jobs citywide. The average pay for jobs in the city is currently higher than it is for jobs in the suburbs surrounding the city.作者: 2008115061 时间: 2010-7-11 23:32
个人意见: 这一题的support表现在弥补原文中的逻辑漏洞。 原文逻辑:number of new jobs > eliminated jobs + pay for the new jobs higher than average====>结论市长要付更多的钱。 但这里的逻辑假设在于,如果哪些被取消的工作是付更低的薪水的,所以现在的工资总量比较小; 所以选D, 说明被cancel的工作工资不大。作者: 2008115061 时间: 2010-7-11 23:34
打错了,逻辑假设在于被取消的工作工资相对较小,所以现在要支付更多的薪水;