PREP里一道题。求问大家，谢谢啦

herb.yuan

Journalist: Every election year at this time the state government releases the financial disclosures that potential candidates must make in order to be eligible to run for office. Among those making the required financial disclosure this year is prominent local businessman, Arnold Bergeron. There has often been talk in the past of Mr. Bergeron's running for governor, not least from Mr. Bergeron himself. This year it is likely he finally will, since those who have discounted the possibility of a Bergeron candidacy have always pointed to the necessity of making financial disclosure as the main obstacle to such a candidacy.

In the journalist's argument the boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?

a) The first provides information without which the argument lacks force; the second states the main conclusion of the argument.

b) The first provides information without which the argument lacks force; the second states an intermediate conclusion that is used to support a further conclusion.

c) The first sites a practice that the journalist seeks to defend; the second sites a likely consequence of this practice.

d) The first states evidence bearing against the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that main conclusion.

e) Each provides evidence in support of an intermediate conclusion that supports a further conclusion stated in the argument.


我知道这题答案选A，可是我感觉C也没有问题啊，刚开始描述了有这样的一个惯例，要竞选的人要公开财务， 第二个画线句说This year it is likely he finally will, 这不就是说的一种可能吗？错在哪里啦？

Coolblue

记者并没有为“选举人要披露财政数字”这个行为辩护，没有评论，也没有说这行为是好还是不好，这是从这个行为出发得出某人会参加竞选的结论。

MJ侠

defend 一词不妥。第一句是fact，没有观点。

herb.yuan

Coolblue 发表于 2017-10-29 11:37
记者并没有为“选举人要披露财政数字”这个行为辩护，没有评论，也没有说这行为是好还是不好，这是从这个行 ...

晓得了，多谢

herb.yuan

MJ侠 发表于 2017-10-29 17:17
defend 一词不妥。第一句是fact，没有观点。

懂了多谢