Guidebook writer: I have visited hotels throughout the country and have noticed that in those built before 1930 the quality of the original carpentry work is generally superior to that in hotels built afterward. Clearly carpenters working on hotels before 1930 typically worked with more skill, care, and effort than carpenters who have worked on hotels built subsequently.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the guidebook writer's argument?
Guidebook writer: I have visited hotels throughout the country and have noticed that in
those built before 1930 the quality of the original carpentry work is generally superior to
that in hotels built afterward. Clearly carpenters working on hotels before 1930 typically
worked with more skill, care, and effort than carpenters who have worked on hotels built
subsequently.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the guidebook writer's argument?
答案:(D) The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is
to fall into disuse and be demolished.
求问,这个怎么就解释30年前木产品质量更好了…………
附其他答案:
(A) The quality of original carpentry in hotels is generally far superior to the quality of
original carpentry in other structures, such as houses and stores.
(B) Hotels built since 1930 can generally accommodate more guests than those built
before 1930.
(C) The materials available to carpenters working before 1930 were not significantly
different in quality from the materials available to carpenters working after 1930.
(D) The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is
to fall into disuse and be demolished.
(E) The average length of apprenticeship for carpenters has declined significantly since
1930.
“(D) The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the less likely that building is
to fall into disuse and be demolished”
D选项给了结果:三十年前木质更好 一个他因。
D选项的意思是:质量越好、越不可能被丢弃,而质量不好得都被丢弃了。所以,你现在可以看到的(让你得出三十年前木质更好这一结论的carpentry)都是质量好得,质量不好得已经被淘汰了。