D： The first is a position that the reasoning contends is inadequately supported by the evidence; the second is evidence used to support the reasoning’s contention.
Critics of certain pollution-control regulations have claimed that the money spent over the last decade in order to reduce emissions of carbon monoxide and of volatile organic compounds has been wasted. The evidence they offer in support of this claim might appear compelling: despite the money spent, annual emissions of these pollutants have been increasing steadily. This evidence is far from adequate, however, since over the last decade a substantial number of new industrial facilities that emit these pollutants have been built.
In the reasoning given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
D： The first is a position that the reasoning contends is inadequately supported by the evidence; the second is evidence used to support the reasoning’s contention.
没看出来第二个bf怎么支持第一个结论的理由的
-- by 会员 晴天小狗 (2006/11/16 15:39:00)
reasoning’s contention 不是“第一个结论的理由”，而是：This evidence is far from adequate。
整个题目的内容就是一个reasoning，这个reasoning contends了一个contention，即Critics的观点证据不足（This evidence is far from adequate），并且给出了原因（since over the last decade a substantial number of new industrial facilities that emit these pollutants have been built）。
我们看一下正确选项D 前半部分 The first is a position that the reasoning contends is inadequately supported by the evidence 分解意思应该为： 1、The first is a position 2、the reasoning contends that the first position is inadequately supported by the evidence 后半部分 the second is evidence used to support the reasoning’s contention. reasoning’s contention指的是整个reasoning的观点：This evidence is far from adequate
其他选项错误的地方标示如下： A. The first identifies a claim that the reasoning seeks to show is false; the second is evidence that has been cited by others in support of that claim. B. The first identifies a claim that the reasoning seeks to show is false; the secondis a position for which the reasoning seeks to provide support. C. The first is a position that the reasoning contends is inadequately supported by the evidence; the second is a position for which the reasoning seeks to provide support. D. The first is a position that the reasoning contends is inadequately supported by the evidence; the second is evidence used to support the reasoning’s contention. E. The first is a position that the reasoning contends is inadequately supported by the evidence; the second is evidence that has been used to support that position.
D中reasoning contends：despite the money spent, annual emissions of these pollutants have been increasing steadily.E中that position：the money spent over the last decade in order to reduce emissions of carbon monoxide and of volatile organic compounds has been wasted.
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