LSAT－9－1－4

The case of the French Revolution is typically regarded as the best evidence for the claim that societies can reap more benefit than harm from a revolution. But even the French Revolution serves this role poorly, since France at the time of the Revolution had a unique advantage. Despite the Revolution, the same civil servants and functionaries remained in office, carrying on the day-to-day work of government, and thus many of the disruptions that revolutions normally bring were avoided.

Which one of the following most accurately characterizes the argumentative strategy used in the passage?

(A) demonstrating that the claim argued against is internally inconsistent

(B) supporting a particular position on the basis of general principles

(C) opposing a claim by undermining evidence offered in support of that claim

(D) justifying a view through the use of a series of persuasive examples（C）

(E) comparing two positions in order to illustrate their relative strengths and weaknesses

I still can't figure out what the stimulus 's point.

法国革命最好的说明了：社会最终还是从革命中获得好处的（比起革命对社会的破坏）。But even the French Revolution serves this role poorly, since France at the time of the Revolution had a unique advantage.但是由于法国那时候在革命中有一种独特的优势？，即便法国革命的角色扮演的很糟（从这句话开始就晕了）。尽管在革命中，the same cicil servants and functionaries remained in office, carrying on the day -to -day work of government ,(这句话我理解成虽然在革命中，城市里的一切还是和原来一样，该上班的上班) ， and thus many of the disruptions that revolutions normally bring were avoided.因此革命对社会的破坏被避免了。

整个句子的联系我搞不清楚，到底是在支持还是反对第一句话？答案是反对。可从哪里可以看出？

如果你把"EVEN"这个词不按照“即使”来翻译，就当一个强调词，感觉会不会好一些？但是（肯定是反对了第一句了）法国革命的角色扮演的很糟，因为法国社会在革命时期有个独特的优势。似乎是在说社会内在的东西是原因，而不是革命本身。所以C就对了。

也不知道说的对不对，还是请高人指点吧。；）

再看一遍好像有点眉目了。

第一句''typically'' 表明虽然大家都这么看（即代表性的观点），革命会给社会带来老处，比起对社会产生的破坏。但法国革命并不是因为革命而使社会避免了被破坏。可能是社会本身的原因。

thanks hades

The case of the French Revolution is typically regarded as the best evidence for the claim that societies can reap more benefit than harm from a revolution. But even the French Revolution serves this role poorly, since France at the time of the Revolution had a unique advantage. Despite the Revolution, the same civil servants and functionaries remained in office, carrying on the day-to-day work of government, and thus many of the disruptions that revolutions normally bring were avoided.

“革命带来的好处比其给社会带来的伤害更大”，法国大革命往往被典型地作为该claim的evidence。[译者：请注意claim和evidence各自是什么] 但即便是法国大革命，也很难扮演这样的角色，因为法国当时本身就是特别先进的社会。[译者：较大的好处不是由于法国大革命带来的]尽管有该革命，但相同的人民公仆和官员们仍然在职[译者：人民公仆的题法本来就是法国大革命保留下来的]，担负着日复一日的政府工作，因而避免了许多通常由革命带来的破坏。[译者：较小的伤害也是由于它因造成的]

题干的论证结构非常完整清晰，只要注意 claim和evidence的明确指代，同时留意benifit/advantage以及harm/disruption的替换表达。