【求助】OG19 CR 667

Jessie0204

It is widely assumed that people need to engage in intellectual activities such as solving crossword puzzles or mathematics problems in order to maintain mental sharpness as they age. In fact, however, simply talking to other people—that is, participating in social interaction, which engages many mental and perceptual skills—suffices. Evidence to this effect comes from a study showing that the more social contact people report, the better their mental skills.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the evidence cited?

A.As people grow older, they are often advised to keep exercising their physical and mental capacities in order to maintain or improve them.


B.Many medical conditions and treatments that adversely affect a person's mental sharpness also tend to increase that person's social isolation.


C.Many people are proficient both in social interactions and in solving mathematical problems.


D.The study did not itself collect data but analyzed data bearing on the issue from prior studies.


E.The tasks evaluating mental sharpness for which data were compiled by the study were more akin to mathematics problems than to conversation.

正确答案是B，但是想问一下为什么不能选C，理解是很多人爱社交也爱做数学题，所以不能确定maintain sharpness的是哪个因素？

下水道长老

问题要求削弱Evidence  是more.....more....那句话 C里面对证据中两个对象的联系没有削弱