The fewer restrictions there are on the advertising of legal services, the more lawyers there are who advertise their services, and the lawyers who advertise a specific service usually charge less for that service than the lawyers who do not advertise. Therefore, if the state removes any of its current restrictions, such as the one against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements, overall consumer legal costs will be lower than if the state retains its current restrictions.
If the statements above are true, which of the following must be true?
选项C的注解说 “对原文的第一句perfect重写。” 个人认为 是对原文的perfect重写,但不是第一句。 56. The fewer restrictions there are on the advertising of legal services, the more lawyers there are who advertise their services, and the lawyers who advertise a specific service usually charge less for that service than the lawyers who do not advertise. Therefore, if the state removes any of its current restrictions, such as the one against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements, overall consumer legal costs will be lower than if the state retains its current restrictions. If the statements above are true, which of the following must be true? (A) Some lawyers who now advertise will charge more for specific services if they do not have to specify fee arrangements in the advertisements. (B) More consumers will use legal services if there are fewer restrictions on the advertising of legal services. (C) If the restriction against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements is removed, more lawyers will advertise their services. (D) If more lawyers advertise lower prices for specific services, some lawyers who do not advertise will also charge less than they currently charge for those services. (E) If the only restrictions on the advertising of legal services were those that apply to every type of advertising, most lawyers would advertise their services. Argument Construction Situation Consumer legal costs will be reduced if the state removes even one restriction on lawyers’advertisements because the fewer the restrictions, the greater the number of lawyers who advertise, and lawyers who advertise charge less than lawyers who do not advertise. Reasoning What conclusion can logically be drawn? The argument sets up an inverse proportion: the fewer the number of restrictions on ads, the greater the number of lawyers who advertise. This is true of all restrictions and all lawyers. Th erefore, removing any one restriction necessarily increases the number of lawyers who advertise. A The lawyers may charge more, but nothing in the passage rules out the possibility that no lawyer will charge more. B No evidence in the passage indicates that there will be an increased use of legal services. C Correct. This statement properly identifies a conclusion that logically follows, because reducing any restriction will increase the number of lawyers who advertise. D Nothing in the passage indicates that lawyers who continue not to advertise will be compelled to lower their fees. E The argument concerns numbers of advertisers rather than types; it remains possible that few lawyers would advertise.