GWD-TN 2 逻辑求解释

寻玉 · 发表于 2011-8-9 13:14:40

GWD3-Q32:
Newspapereditorial:
Inan attempt to reduce the crime rate, the governor is getting tough on criminalsand making prison conditions harsher. Part of this effort has been to deny inmates the access they formerlyhad to college-level courses. However,this action is clearly counter to the governor’s ultimate goal, since afterbeing released form prison, inmates who had taken such courses committed farfewer crimes overall than other inmates.
Whichof the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. Not being able to take college-level courseswhile in prison is unlikely to deter anyone from a crime that he or she mightotherwise have committed.
B. Former inmates are no more likely to commitcrimes than are members of the general population.
C. The group of inmates who chose to takecollege-level courses were not already less likely than other inmates to commitcrimes after being released.
D. Taking high school level courses in prisonhas less effect on an inmate’s subsequent behavior than taking college-levelcourses does.
E. The governor’s ultimate goal actually is togain popularity by convincing people that something effective is being doneabout crime.
我想问，题干中的argument 指的是governer要不让inmates接受大学教育这个提案，还是后来反对这个提案。从答案来选，好像是指的是不让接受大学教育，但是题目的主题不应该是however后面的这句么？
怎么理解这个argument

minertus · 发表于 2011-8-10 12:01:56

The structure of this argument is as follows,

1. Opinion of the governor
2. The author's own opinion, followed by However
3. the premise to support his argument

Now take a look at all the choices,

A: not an assumption; on the other hand, it is more like another conclusion based on the author's argument. Moreover,if you negate A, you will get "not being able to take college-level course while in prison is likely to deter...." WHICH supports the argument. Thus, it is wrong.
B.not mentioned
C. negation, if that is false, which means, the group of inmates who chose to take college level courses were already less likely than other inmates, thus it doesn't matter whether they take or not. Therefore, it somehow refute the authors's idea that taking courses prevent them from committing crime.
D NOT mentioned the high school
E irrelevant.

Hope it helps.

GWD-TN 2 逻辑求解释

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