16. During the Second World War, about 375,000 civilians died in the United States and about 408,000 members of the United States armed forces died overseas. On the basis the those figures, it can be concluded that it was not much more dangerous to be overseas in the armed forces during the Second World War than it was to stay at home as a civilian.
Which of the following would reveal most clearly the absurdity of the conclusion drawn above?
A. Counting deaths among members of the armed forces who served in the United State in addition to deaths among members of the armed forces serving overseas B. Expressing the difference between the numbers of deaths among civilians and members of the armed forces as a percentage of the total number of deaths C. Separating deaths caused by accidents during service in the armed forces from deaths caused by combat injuries D. Comparing death rates per thousand members of each group rather than comparing total numbers of deaths E. Comparing deaths caused by accidents in the United States to deaths caused by combat in the armed forces。
为什么B选项不对哪?个人感觉他和正确选项D的差别就是D是用正确的思维来揭示文中错误的思维(坛子里有朋友说的“老美式思维”),而B选项是直接指出文中的错误——express difference between number as percentage(我头脑中根深蒂固的“老中式思维”)。
是否我说的是对的哪?还是B选项由表达方面的其他缺陷。
请XDJM帮忙给个说法。谢谢。
标题格式以改,抱歉。
另:那几个讨论我看了。没有关于B的,所以另开了一帖。
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