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Aroca City currently funds its public schools through taxes on property. In place of this system, the city plans to introduce a sales tax of three percent on all retail sales in the city. Critics protest that three percent of current retail sales falls short of the amount raised for schools by property taxes. The critics are correct on this point. Nevertheless, implementing the plan will probably not reduce the money going to Aroca's schools. Several large retailers have selected Aroca City as the site for huge new stores, and these are certain to draw large numbers of shoppers from neighboring municipalities, where sales are taxed at rates of six percent and more. In consequence, retail sales in Aroca City are bound to increase substantially.

In the argument given, the two potions in boldface play which of the following roles?

正确答案: A

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发表于 2005-9-27 05:59:00 | 只看该作者

[求助]天山4-19请教

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Q19:



Aroca City currently funds its public schools through taxes on property.  In place of this




system, the city plans to introduce a sales tax of three percent on all retail sales in the city. Critics protest that three percent of current retail sales falls short of the amount



raised for schools by property taxes.  The critics are correct on this point.  Nevertheless, implementing the plan will probably not reduce the money going to Aroca’s schools.




Several large retailers have sele cted Aroca City as the site for huge new stores, and these are certain to draw large numbers of shoppers from neighboring municipalities, where




sales are taxed at rates of six percent and more.  In consequence, retail sales in Aroca



City are bound to increase substantially.






In the argument given, the two potions in boldface play which of the following roles?







A.  The first is an objection that has been raised against a certain plan; the second is a prediction that, if accurate, undermines the force of that objection.




B.   The first is a criticism, endorsed by the argument, of a funding plan; the second is a point the argument makes in favor of adopting an alternative plan.




C.   The first is a criticism, endorsed by the argument, of a funding plan; the second is the main reason cited by the argument for its endorsement of the criticism.




D.  The first is a claim that the argument seeks to refute; the second is the main point used by the argument to show that the claim is false.




E.   The first is a claim that the argument accepts with certain reservations; the second presents that claim in a rewarding that is not subject to those reservations.


请问此题答案到底应该是什么?看了一些讨论(http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?BoardID=24&ID=83753,)越看越糊涂。能否请GMAT前辈们分析一下A,D,E三个答案的对错。万分感激。



沙发
 楼主| 发表于 2005-9-27 09:55:00 | 只看该作者

Personally, I think the answer is A. For E, I think the second part is not correct. For D, I totally don't agree. However, the answer given is "D".


Seek help from NN.

板凳
发表于 2005-9-27 12:23:00 | 只看该作者

lawyer said,


As for d, the fault is not with the claim itself (that three percent of current retail sales falls short of the amount ), but with using the claim to object the plan, since though current retail sales falls,  amounts taken from taxes on retail sales won't decline in that retail sales in Aroca City are bound to increase substantially.



so d is faulty. The argument here is not intended to refute the claim itself, but to point out that though the claim of critics is right at this moment, it cannot sufficiently refute the adoption of the plan.
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地板
 楼主| 发表于 2005-9-27 12:41:00 | 只看该作者
Thanks Randomyoyo. I got you.
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发表于 2006-5-3 07:06:00 | 只看该作者
so, the right answer is A?
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