Because it was long thought that few people would watch lengthy televised political messages, most televised political advertisements, like commercial advertisements, took the form of short messages. Last year, however, one candidate produced a half-hour-long advertisement. At the beginning of the half-hour slot a substantial portion of the viewing public had tuned in to that station. Clearly, then, many more people are interested in lengthy televised political messages than was previously thought.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
GWD-24-29. Plant scientists have been able to geneticallyengineer vegetable seedsto producecrops that are highly resistant to insect damage. Although these seeds currently cost more than conventionalseeds, their cost is likely to decline. Moreover, farmers planting them can usefar less pesticide, and most consumers prefer vegetables grown with lesspesticide, therefore, for crops forwhich these seeds can be developed, their use is likely to become the norm. Which of the following would be most useful to knowin evaluating the argument above? A. Whether plant scientists have developed insect-resistantseeds for every crop that iscurrently grown commercially B. Whether farmers typically use agricultural pesticides inlarger amounts than is necessaryto prevent crop damage. C. Whether plants grown from the new genetically engineeredseeds can be kept completelyfree of insect damage. D. Whether seeds genetically engineered to produceinsect-resistant crops generatesignificantly lower per acre crop yields than do currently used seeds. E. Whether most varieties of crops currently growncommercially have greater natural resistanceto insect damage than did similar varieties in the past. 这道题之前有讨论过啦,可是大家都在纠结B和D,我纠结的却是A和D,A中如果没有给每个植物都有这样的种子,那么这种种子还是不会become the norm,削弱了原文,可是。。。为什么不对呢?
93. (24269-!-item-!-188;#058&000870) (GWD-21-Q38) Becauseit was long thought that few people would watch lengthy televised politicalmessages, most televised political advertisements, like commercialadvertisements, took the form of short messages. Last year, however, one candidate produced ahalf-hour-long advertisement. At thebeginning of the half-hour slot a substantial portion of the viewing public hadtuned in to that station. Clearly, then,many more people are interested in lengthy televised political messages thanwas previously thought. Whichof the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
A.The candidate who produced the half-hour-long advertisement did not winelection at the polls. B.The half-hour-long advertisement was widely publicized before it was broadcast. C.The half-hour-long advertisement was aired during a time slot normally taken byone of the most popular prime-time shows. D.Most short political advertisements are aired during a wide range of programsin order to reach a broad spectrum of viewers. E.In general a regular-length television program that features debate aboutcurrent political issues depends for its appeal on the personal qualities ofthe program's moderator. 这道题的D我怎么觉得也挺有道理的啊,因为这个political的广告到处都在播,那么人们没有办法只好看这个了,所以好像显得人们都很关注政治新闻一样,其实并没有,这样不也削弱了原文了吗?