标题: 老的争议题。。应该有人提出过这种看法了吧。。同学们再看看，， [打印本页] 作者: karma3001 时间: 2011-4-19 22:38 标题: 老的争议题。。应该有人提出过这种看法了吧。。同学们再看看，， Aroca City currently funds its public schools through taxes on property. In place of this system, the city plans to introduce a sales tax of three percent on all retail sales in the city. Critics protest that three percent of current retail sales falls short of the amount raised for schools by property taxes. The critics are correct on this point. Nevertheless, implementing the plan will probably not reduce the money going to Aroca’s schools. Several large retailers have selected Aroca City as the site for huge new stores, and these are certain to draw large numbers of shoppers from neighboring municipalities, where sales are taxed at rates of six percent and more. In consequence, retail sales in Aroca City are bound to increase substantially.
In the argument given, the two potions in boldface play which of the following roles?
A. The first is an objection that has been raised against a certain plan; the second is a prediction that, if accurate, undermines the force of that objection. B. The first is a criticism, endorsed by the argument, of a funding plan; the second is a point the argument makes in favor of adopting an alternative plan. C. The first is a criticism, endorsed by the argument, of a funding plan; the second is the main reason cited by the argument for its endorsement of the criticism. D. The first is a claim that the argument seeks to refute; the second is the main point used by the argument to show that the claim is false. E. The first is a claim that the argument accepts with certain reservations; the second presents that claim in a rewarding that is not subject to those reservations.
个人认为a对d错。因为d中的第一句说这个claim是被作者refute的。。 但是作者没有refute这个点。这个点是没错的。。current sale 是不足够提供，作者认为那些critics是没有考虑到another point，也就是另外一种情形了。即sales 会上涨。。我是不是有点钻牛角尖。。可是看到这个选项第一反应就是这个。。作者: karma3001 时间: 2011-4-19 23:11
顶。。作者: sdcar2010 时间: 2011-4-20 10:08
Where are the BF's?作者: sdcar2010 时间: 2011-4-20 10:11
It's a RC type logic problem.
First BF "three percent of current retail sales falls short of the amount raised for schools by property taxes" is simply a fact raised and relied upon by the critic to question the effectiveness of the new proposal: Not enough money will be raised based on the CURRENT data.
Second BF "retail sales in Aroca City are bound to increase substantially" is an counter-arugment used by the supporters of the new proposal to predict FUTURE favorable development, which will make the first BF a moot point: MORE stores, sales, and taxes are coming.作者: sdcar2010 时间: 2011-4-20 10:13
Therefore A is right.