PREP 2-45

jkshen

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The recent decline in the value of the dollar was triggered by a prediction of slower economic growth in the coming year.  But that prediction would not have adversely affected the dollar had it not been for the government's huge budget deficit, which must therefore be decreased to prevent future currency declines.

 

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion about how to prevent future currency declines?

 

(A) The government has made little attempt to reduce the budget deficit.

(B) The budget deficit has not caused a slowdown in economic growth.

(C) The value of the dollar declined several times in the year prior to the recent prediction of slower economic growth.

(D) Before there was a large budget deficit, predictions of slower economic growth frequently caused declines in the dollar's value.

(E) When there is a large budget deficit, other events in addition to predictions of slower economic growth sometimes trigger declines in currency value.

我选E， 请大家帮忙解释一下吧

valleywest

I choose D because it exactly addresses the train of thoughts in the original conclusion: the original thought was that the decline of dollar was due to budget deficit after all. While D points out that even before there was large budget deficit, dollar was already linked to predictions of slower economic growth.

E: other events have nothing to do with the original argument that dollar was linked to predictions of slower economic growth.