Critics of sales seminars run by outside consultants point out that since 1987, revenues of vacuum cleaner companies whose employees attend consultant-led seminars were lower than revenues of vacuum cleaner companies whose employees did not attend such seminars. The critics charge that for vacuum cleaner companies, the sales seminars are ill conceived and a waste of money.
Which of following, if true, is the most effective challenge to the critics of sales seminars?
(A) Those vacuum cleaner companies whose sales were highest prior to 1987 are the only companies that did not send employees to the seminars.
(B) Vacuum cleaner companies that have sent employees to sales seminars since 1987 experienced a greater drop in sales than they had prior to 1987.
(C) The cost of vacuum cleaner sales seminars run by outside consultants has risen dramatically since 1987
(D) the poor design of vacuum cleaner sales seminars is not the only reason for their ineffectiveness.
(E) Since 1987, sales of vacuum cleaners have risen twenty percent.
答案:A
是不是应该这样分析,因为critics认为seminars是无用的,所以题目问削弱,就要认为有用。然而A答案是说那些没有派雇员去seminars的公司在1987年以前是销售最高的公司。就隐含了说这些公司在1987年以后就不是最高了,其中一个原因就是因为没有参加seminars。所以,seminars是有用的。
但是题目中也没有说seminars是1987年才开始的,题目只是说了,从1987年开始,雇员参加了seminars的公司的收入低于那些没有雇员参加seminars的公司;那从1987年以后这些公司销售不是最多的原因也不能说就是seminars啊。
反正就是想不明白,请指教。 |