GWD-18-Q20

Environmental organizations want to preserve the land surrounding the Wilgrinn Wilderness Area from residential development.  They plan to do this by purchasing that land from the farmers who own it.  That plan is ill-conceived:  if the farmers did sell their land, they would sell it to the highest bidder, and developers would outbid any other bidders.  On the other hand, these farmers will never actually sell any of the land, provided that farming it remains viable.  But farming will not remain viable if the farms are left unmodernized, and most of the farmers lack the financial resources modernization requires.  And that is exactly why a more sensible preservation strategy would be to assist the farmers to modernize their farms to the extent needed to maintain viability.

In the argument as a whole, the two boldface proportions play which of the following roles?

1. The first presents a goal that the argument rejects as ill-conceived; the second is evidence that is presented as grounds for that rejection.
2. The first presents a goal that the argument concludes cannot be attained; the second is a reason offered in support of that conclusion.
3. The first presents a goal that the argument concludes can be attained; the second is a judgment disputing that conclusion.
4. The first presents a goal, strategies for achieving which are being evaluated in the argument; the second is a judgment providing a basis for the argument’s advocacy of a particular strategy.
5. The first presents a goal that the argument endorses; the second presents a situation that the argument contends must be changed if that goal is to be met in the foreseeable future.

正确答案是哪个?我选的A,请大家看看A哪里可能错?

我选了E,对不对啊?

I don't think this passage is to deny the government's goal, but to make some analysis of how to achieve the goal finally, even if making some changes of the practical strategy that may at last realize it.

I vote for D.

A: The goal is to preserve the land. The strategy is to purchase lands from farmers. It was the strategy, not the goal, that was considered ill-conceived. Therefore, A is wrong.

D:

The first present a goal – correct.

strategies for achieving which (goal) are being evaluated in the argument – correct.

the second is a judgment providing a basis for the argument’s advocacy of a particular strategy. – correct. Here, the particular strategy is assisting the farmers to modernize their farms. This strategy is based on the second boldface that farmers will not sell their land.

E is not correct.

The first presents a goal that the argument endorses. This part is OK.

the second presents a situation that the argument contends must be changed if that goal is to be met in the foreseeable future. This part is wrong. The argument was advocating the strategy to help farmers to retain their land, not to give up their land.

同意楼上对E的分析.

二狼兄. Do you see the difference?

The goal is to preserve the land. The plan is to purchase lands from farmers. So the first part of E is correct. But the second part is wrong.

选d

1. The first presents a goal that the argument rejects as ill-conceived(wrong) ; the second is evidence(wrong) that is presented as grounds for that rejection.
           
2. The first presents a goal that the argument concludes cannot be attained(wrong) ; the second is a reason offered in support of that conclusion.
               (wrong)
3. The first presents a goal that the argument concludes can be attained; the second is a judgment disputing that conclusion(wrong) .
           
4. The first presents a goal, strategies for achieving which are being evaluated in the argument; the second is a judgment providing a basis for the argument’s advocacy of a particular strategy.
           
5. The first presents a goal that the argument endorses(wrong) ; the second presents a situation that the argument contends must be changed if that goal is to be met in the foreseeable future(wrong) .