[求助]大全 01-06

6.     Ross: The profitability of Company X, restored to private ownership five years ago, is clear evidence that  

                  businesses will always fare better under private than under public ownership.

        Julia: Wrong. A close look at the records shows that X has been profitable since the appointment of a first-class

                 manager, which happened while X was still in the pubic sector.

               Which of the following best describes the weak point in Ross’s claim on which Julia’s response focuses?

(A) The evidence Ross cites comes from only a single observed case, that of Company X.

(B) The profitability of Company X might be only temporary.

(C) Ross’s statement leaves open the possibility that the cause he cites came after the effect he attributes to it.

(D) No mention is made of companies that are partly government owned and partly privately owned.（C）

(E) No exact figures are given for the current profits of Company X.

The answer is C, could anyone explain why choice A is wrong?  TKS!!

问题问：针对R的论点中的错误，该论点J给予了回应

A说R引用的证据本身的是single observed case，但是J给予的回应的意思是，企业X第一年还是public sector的时候已经盈利了，说不定之后的盈利虽然发生在private owned的情况下，也许也是拜此所赐。及R所引述的例子的因果关系可能倒置。

至于证据本身是不是单一不够丰富并不能说明R的论点本身的错误。