Journalist: In physics journals, the number of articles reporting the results of experiments involving particle accelerators was lower last year than it had been in previous years. Several of the particle accelerators at major research institutions were out of service the year before last for repairs, so it is likely that the low number of articles was due to the decline in availability of particle accelerators.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the journalist's argument?
83. Journalist: In physics journals, the number of articles reporting theresults of experiments involving particle accelerators was lower last year thanit had been in previous years. Several of the particle accelerators at majorresearch institutions were out of service the year before last for repairs, soit is likely that the low number of articles was due to the decline inavailability of particle accelerators. Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the journalist’s argument? (A) Every articlebased on experiments with particle accelerators that was submitted forpublication last year actually was published. (B) The averagetime scientists must wait for access to a particle accelerator has declined over the last several years. (C) The number ofphysics journals was the same last year as in previous years. (D) Particle acceleratorscan be used for more than one group of experiments in any given year. (E) Recent changesin the editorial policies of several physics journals have decreased the likelihoodthat articles concerning particle accelerator research will be accepted forpublication.
LZ, I think you donot really understand what D mean.
D says one particle accelerators can be used for several times in a year, from which we can not get the information about the changes of the number of particle accelerators.
我也想请教这题~ D选项OG给出的解释是:if the accelerators can be used for multiple experiments, then it is reasonable to expect more articles related to them, not fewer. 从这个解释来看,貌似不是unrelated,这个D选项就等于是说: the low nubmer of articles was NOT due to the decline in availability of particle accelerators ,这我认为应该是weaken的一种 请指教啊~
LZ, I think you donot really understand what D mean.
D says one particle accelerators can be used for several times in a year, from which we can not get the information about the changes of the number of particle accelerators.
So D is an unrelated option.
-- by 会员 子弹青春 (2012/3/9 9:11:06)
我也想请教这题~ D选项OG给出的解释是:if the accelerators can be used for multiple experiments, then it is reasonable to expect more articles related to them, not fewer. 从这个解释来看,貌似不是unrelated,这个D选项就等于是说: the low nubmer of articles was NOT due to the decline in availability of particle accelerators ,这我认为应该是weaken的一种 请指教啊~
事实:物理学刊物上,particle accelerators的论文数量去年比前年少。前年很多particle accelerators都不能服务在维修。 推理:particle accelerators的论文数量去年比前年少was due to decline in availability of particle accelerators. 【事实推理X型】事实A→推理B,需要直接推翻B 取非:particle accelerators的论文数量去年比前年少的原因was not due to decline in availability of particle accelerators.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the journalist's argument?
(A) Every article based on experiments with particle accelerators that was submitted for publication last year actually was published. 排除其他因素,加强B (B) The average time scientists must wait for access to a particle accelerator has declined over the last several years. 暗示论文数量不应该减少,与原文事实不一致。不能推翻B (C) The number of physics journals was the same last year as in previous years. 排除其他因素,加强B (D)  article accelerators can be used for more than one group of experiments in any given year. 暗示论文数量不应该减少,与原文事实不一致。不能推翻B (E) Recent changes in the editorial policies of several physics journals have decreased the likelihood that articles concerning particle-accelerator research will be accepted for publication. 推翻B 。他因造成
我觉得应该是D 选项没有更加直接的WEAKEN。accelerators can be used more -->more experiments-->有可能more articles(只是有可能more,并不能确定used more 就能得到more article) 由于结论的不确定性 和间接性 导致D错误··略述己见,如有不对请大牛们给予指正·
前几天看到manhattan上面的一句话,我觉得可以解释DE两个选项的区别:weaken和strengthen两类题目的正确选项,do not require any ADDITIONAL assumption,如果某个选项依赖于其他的逻辑假设,则力度不够,错 题目中: (D)  article accelerators can be used for more than one group of experiments in any given year.--这句话我觉得并非如OG解释所言,一定会导致article上升。 用数学来解释,假设每个加速器的负荷为同时进行50个实验,原来共有50台加速器。在题干允许范围内,做出三种假设: IF1:原来每个加速器都是满负荷工作,共出文章2500篇。则加速器数量一减少,论文必然减少。 IF2:原来每个加速器只承担一个实验,共出50篇文章。则即使加速器数量减少到1台,文章数量依然不会减少 IF3:原来每个加速器承担25个实验,共出1250篇文章。如果加速器数量减少到1台,文章数量还是会大大减少的 综上,D的效力取决于3种IF假设对其的限定,只有取到类似于IF2的assumption,我们才可以说加速器数量减少对于文章数量无影响