Q27: Newspaper editorial: In an attempt to reduce the crime rate, the governor is getting tough on criminals and making prison conditions harsher. Part 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.
Answer:
答案是C。但我怎么有点糊涂啊: 原文说:在监狱中修过大学课程的犯人释放后比其他犯人释放后犯罪少-->政府不让犯人修大学课程是违背它的最终目标的 C说的是在监狱中修过大学课程的犯人释放后犯罪的可能性并没有比其他犯人释放后犯罪可能性小。这不是和原文相反么?
恳请大侠指点! 谢谢
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