Shy adolescents often devote themselves totally to a hobby to help distract them from the loneliness brought on by their shyness. Sometimes they are able to become friends with others who share their hobby. But if they lose interest in that hobby, their loneliness may be exacerbated. So developing an all-consuming hobby is not a successful strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness.
Which one of the following assumptions does the argument depend on?
20. Shy adolescents often devote themselves totally to a hobby to help distract them from the loneliness brought on by their shyness. Sometimes they are able to become friends with others who share their hobby. But if they lose interest in that hobby, their loneliness may be exacerbated. So developing an all-consuming hobby is not a successful strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness. Which one of the following assumptions does the argument depend on? (A) Eventually, shy adolescents are going to want a wider circle of friends than is provided by their hobby. (B) No successful strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness ever intensifies that loneliness. (C) Shy adolescents will lose interest in their hobbies if they do not make friends through their engagement in those hobbies. (D) Some other strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness is generally more successful than is developing an all-consuming hobby. (E) Shy adolescents devote themselves to hobbies mainly because they want to make friends. 答案是B, 想不通.
The conclusion "developing an all-consuming hobby is not a successful strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness" is drawn based on a what-if hypothesis: "if they lose interest in that hobby, their loneliness may be exacerbated."
This argument assumes that "if a strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness ever intensifies that loneliness", then "it is not a successful strategy". B paraphrase this assumption.
lilyzy 发表于 2004-12-27 23:20
20. Shy adolescents often devote themselves totally to a hobby to help distract them from the loneli ...
Spot the question: Necessary Assumption
Core of the argument
Conclusion: Developing an all consuming hobby is not a successful strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness.
P1: Shy adolescents often devote themselves totally to a hobby to help distract them from the loneliness brought on by their shyness
So, if they are lonely, they must be shy
P2: They sometimes be able to become friends with others who share their hobby, but if they lose interest in that hobby, their loneliness may be exacerbated