If the public library shared by the adjacent towns of Redville and Glenwood were relocated from the library’s current, overcrowded building in central Redville to a larger, available building in central Glenwood, the library would then be within walking distance of a larger number of library users. That is because there are many more people living in central Glenwood than in central Redville, and people generally will walk to the library only if it is located close to their homes.
10 Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
(A) The public library was located between Gienwood and Redville before being moved to its current location in central Redville.
(B) The area covered by central Glenwood is approximately the same size as that covered by central Redville.
(C) The building that is available in Glenwood is smaller than an alternative building that is available in Redville.
(D) Many of the people who use the public library do not live in either Glenwood or Redville.
(E) The distance that people currently walk to get to the library is farther than what is generally considered walking distance.
答案:B, 我不明白B为什么是加强了,是无关啊?不过,其它几个选项都不行.
11. Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) Many more people who currently walk to the library live in central Redville than in central Glenwood.
(B) The number of people living in central Glenwood who would use the library if it were located there is smaller than the number of people living in central Redville who currently use the library.
(C) The number of people using the public library would continue to increase steadily if the library were moved to Glenwood.
(D) Most of the people who currently either drive to the library or take public transportation to reach it would continue to do so if the library were moved to central Glenwood.
(E) Most of the people who currently walk to the library would remain library users if the library were relocated to central Glenwood.
10。我觉得B是这样加强的。 这个argument的结论是：the library would then be within walking distance of a larger number of library users。就是说图书馆将在更加多的人的步行范围内。 而这个argument的原因是：there are many more people living in central Glenwood than in central Redville（更多的人住在的central Glenwood 比起central Redville）。 这里并没有很清楚地说明一个城市的central区域是否within walking distance of a larger number of library users？ 如果Glenwood 比Redville大上很多倍，如那central Glenwood 比起central Redville的面积要大，那就不可能导致结论了。所以B就可以说是加强。
11。A不是削弱。A说现Many more people who currently walk to the library live in central Redville than in central Glenwood. （现在更多住在central Redville的人走路去library比起住在central Glenwood的人）， 与作者的argument没有冲突。完全有可能因为作者所说的原因，而推出作者所说的结果。就是说：即使现在更多住在central Redville的人走路去library比起住在central Glenwood的人，但是如果library从central Redville搬到central Glenwood后，因为central Glenwood的人多，而导致the library would then be within walking distance of a larger number of library users。
I am not helping here, because I holds a difference opinion to the answer to question 11, and I need help!
I would like to pick choice D.
It seems to me the whole argument is concerned about "if relocate the library to the central of Glewood would increase the number of people who will walk to library, due to the fact that the library will be within a walking distance, plus there are more people lives in the central of Glewood than in the central of Redville. "
And choice D shows the relocation of the library will not change the choice of transportation by car / public transportation to by walk.
I agree choice B is the best one to weaken the argument. And choice D (I think, could be able to weaken the topic too, but just not so good as choice B), or maybe it goes too far.
Since we need the strongest one, choice B is good!
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