Despite the approach of winter,oil prices to industrial customers are exceptionally low this year and likely to remain so.Therefore,unless the winter is especially severe, the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.
Which of the following, if ture,provides the most support for the conclusion above?
A Long term weather forecasts predict a mild winter.
B The industrial users who consume most natural gas can quickly and cheaply switch to using oil instead.
Therefore,unless the winter is especially severe,A 不是就是这个条件吗?
unless the winter is especially severe, the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.
unless b, a ===> not b ---->a
not b = Long term weather forecasts predict a mild winter. that is effectively get the conclusion that the price of natural gas to industrial customers is also likely to remain low.
b is confusing option. from b, we cannot can such conclusion.
我来分析一下这道support题。A不是一个很好的答案,因为天气预报说冬天将会mild只是 一个事实,和原文的因果关系没有直接的联系。A just gives another fact, not an argument.
而B提出一个论据,就是在oil price will be low regardless of the severity of this winter的前提下,提出另外一个原因,就是people can switch from natural to oil quickly and cheaply, 所以natural gas价不可能高,Because if the price of natural gas goes high, consumers will switch to oil and this will eventually bring down the price of the natural gas.