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.       Ross: The profitability of Company X, restored to private ownership five years ago, is clear evidence that businesses will always fare better under private than under public ownership.

Julia: Wrong. A close look at the records shows that X has been profitable since the appointment of a first-class manager, which happened while X was still in the pubic sector.

Which of the following best describes the weak point in Ross’s claim on which Julia’s response focuses?

(A) The evidence Ross cites comes from only a single observed case, that of Company X.

(B) The profitability of Company X might be only temporary.

(C) Ross’s statement leaves open the possibility that the cause he cites came after the effect he attributes to it.

(D) No mention is made of companies that are partly government owned and partly privately owned.（C）

(E) No exact figures are given for the current profits of Company X.

c什么意思，怎么 WEAKEN了/ 为什么A错。

c指出ross在此之后因此之过的错误，所以weaken

julia并没有指出ross样本数量不足的错误，题目问的是julia的态度

谢谢 kallyli

 “此之后因此之过的错误” 能否结合题目 解释一下。

不慎感激~

c说ross的陈述使“他所说的原因发生在结果之后（而这个结果他认为是由那个原因导致的）这种情况”成为可能。因为ross的意思就是company x 被私有化后公司盈利，所以公司盈利由私有化引起。而julia说在公司被私有化之前公司也盈利，所以这就导致ross认为的原因（私有化）发生在了结果（盈利）之后，从而weaken。

解释清楚了么？都12：30了~~~~