89. Since it has become known that several of a bank’s top executives have been buying shares in their own bank, the bank’s depositors, who had been worried by rumors that the bank faced impending fi nancial collapse, have been greatly relieved. They reason that, since top executives evidently have faith in the bank’s fi nancial soundness, those worrisome rumors must be false. Such reasoning might well be overoptimistic, however, since corporate executives have been known to buy shares in their own company in a calculated attempt to dispel negative rumors about the company’s health. In the argument given, the two boldfaced portions play which of the following roles? (A) The fi rst describes evidence that has been taken as supporting a conclusion; the second gives a reason for questioning that support. (B) The fi rst describes evidence that has been taken as supporting a conclusion; the second states a contrary conclusion that is the main conclusion of the argument. (C) The fi rst provides evidence in support of the main conclusion of the argument; the second states that conclusion. (D) The fi rst describes the circumstance that the argument as a whole seeks to explain; the second gives the explanation that the argument seeks to establish. (E) The fi rst describes the circumstance that the argument as a whole seeks to explain; the second provides evidence in support of the explanation that the argument seeks to establish. 我的思路： 由于第一个boldface和第二个boldface前面有SINCE，所以两个都应该是个论证，直接排除BC（CONCLUSION)，然后，如何排除DE呢？？请诸位牛人帮助解答！
NN，问一下，我是这样理解的，为什么不可以呢？ Since it hasbecome known that several of a bank'stop executives have been buying shares in their own bank,the bank'sdepositors, who had been worriedby rumorsthat the bank faced impendingfinancial collapse, havebeengreatlyrelieved.（backgroud）They reason that, since top executivesevidently have faith in thebank's financial soundness,thoseworrisomerumorsmustbefalse. (opposing opinion) Such reasoning mightwell be overoptimistic,(conclusion)however, since corporateexecutives have been known to buy shares in their own company in a calculatedattempt to dispel negative rumors about the company's health.(the explanation)
so I choose D (D) The first describes the circumstance that the argument asa wholeseeks to explain; the secondgives the explanation that the argumentseeks to establish.
-- by 会员 cireb (2011/7/24 21:06:42)
这道题屡做屡错, 一直都按这种逻辑想, 所以在D,E 之间挣扎 但是仔细一想会发现, 哪有conclusion 还用might 开头的啊!!! 这也太不自信了吧! 所以, 还是另一种说法比较说得通, conclusion 是 since top executivesevidently have faith in thebank's financial soundness,thoseworrisomerumorsmustbefalse, 而后面那一堆是用来反驳conclusion 的
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