GWD3-32怎么也看不懂讨论,求助

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Q32:

Newspaper editorial:

In an attempt to reduce the crime rate, the governor is getting tough on criminals and making prison conditions harsher.  art of this effort has been to deny inmates the access they formerly had to college-level courses.  However, this action is clearly counter to the governor’s ultimate goal, since after being released form prison, inmates who had taken such courses committed far fewer crimes overall than other inmates.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

1. Not being able to take college-level courses while in prison is unlikely to deter anyone from a crime that he or she might otherwise have committed.
   
2. Former inmates are no more likely to commit crimes than are members of the general population.
   
3. The group of inmates who chose to take college-level courses were not already less likely than other inmates to commit crimes after being released.
   
4. Taking high school level courses in prison has less effect on an inmate’s subsequent behavior than taking college-level courses does.
   
5. The governor’s ultimate goal actually is to gain popularity by convincing people that something effective is being done about crime.

以下是引用lawyer_1在2005-5-22 20:02:00的发言：
A取非是：该措施（不让读大学课程）有可能有效。这不但不对结论否定作用，还起支持作用，所以不可能是假设

我看不懂这个意思啊?怎么是支持呢?题中说读过大学的人犯的罪少,那A取非之后说该措施（不让读大学课程）有可能有效,这不是驳斥了题中的这个意思了么!SO CONFUSED!