Newspaper editorial: In an attempt to reduce the crime rate, the governor is getting tough on criminals and making prison conditions harsher. art of this effort has been to deny inmates the access they formerly had to college-level courses. However, this action is clearly counter to the governor’s ultimate goal, since after being released form prison, inmates who had taken such courses committed far fewer crimes overall than other inmates.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends? Not being able to take college-level courses while in prison is unlikely to deter anyone from a crime that he or she might otherwise have committed. Former inmates are no more likely to commit crimes than are members of the general population. The group of inmates who chose to take college-level courses were not already less likely than other inmates to commit crimes after being released. Taking high school level courses in prison has less effect on an inmate’s subsequent behavior than taking college-level courses does. The governor’s ultimate goal actually is to gain popularity by convincing people that something effective is being done about crime. 想请教各位对A，C的理解 个人理解：A，在监狱没有接受大学教育的人不可能阻止其他人承认犯罪 C，在监狱接受过大学教育的人和没有接受教育的人，在释放后，一样会承认犯罪 另一个问题，C的这种假设可以归于哪一类？（弱弱的觉得，C取非后，会影响结论）
LoR of the governor: deny college course --> make prison harsher --> reduce crime rate.
LoR of the author: inmates who take courses will commit fewer crimes after release --> denying them course will lead to more crimes by them after release --> governor's action won't reduce crime rate.
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发表于 2011-5-10 13:32:12
art of this effort has been to deny inmates the access they formerly had to college-level courses. However, this action is clearly counter to the governor’s ultimate goal, since after being released form prison, inmates who had taken such courses committed far fewer crimes overall than other inmates.
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