请教GWD-9-38

dz327fam

    

GWD-9-Q38:

    

In January of last year the Moviemania
chain of movie theaters started propping its popcorn in canola oil, instead of
the less healthful coconut oil that it had been using until then. Now
Moviemania is planning to switch back, saying that the change has hurt popcorn
sales. That claim is false, however, since according to Moviemania’s own sales
figures, Moviemania sold 5 percent more popcorn last year than in the previous
year.

    

 

    

Which of the following, if true, most
strongly supports the argument against Moviemania’s claim?

    

 

    

A.    Total sales of all
refreshments at Moviemania’s movie theaters increased by less than 5 percent
last year.

    

B.    Moviemania makes more
money on food and beverages sold at its theaters than it does on sales of movie
tickets.

    

C.    Moviemania’s
customers prefer the taste of popcorn popped in coconut oil to that of popcorn
popped in canola oil.

    

D.    Total attendance at
Moviemania’s movie theaters was more than 20 percent higher last year than the
year before.

    

E.     The year before last,
Moviemania experienced a 10 percent increase in popcorn sales over the previous
year.

这道题为什么选A而不选C呢？我觉得C不是更能直接表明sales增长的原因吗？谢谢！！

stavan

LZ仔细看题目去年， M把coconut oil 换成了canola oil， 现在打算换回去， 因为M说hurt sales

结论说， M是错的，因为数据表明， M销售上升了5%

问加强， 这里加强的是销售上升，而不是加强M的言论

A说所有refreshments销售上升少于5%，根据题目说，爆米花上升5%，那么说明爆米花上升的比一般refreshment快， 加强结论， 说明销售上升

C说顾客喜欢coconet oil，如果顾客喜欢coconut oil，那么应该销售下降才对，削弱结论。。。

我觉得可能是楼主没有看清题目的加强究竟是加强谁。。。所以才会误选

dz327fam

我果然是没有看清题目~~~~

crazy6025

长见识了！谢谢！

SuperDan

但是...

the argument against Moviemania’s claim 是 That claim is false since according to Moviemania’s own sales figures, Moviemania sold 5 percent more popcorn last year than in the previous year

如果这个argument本身就是正确的，就是说popcorn sales increased, 没有被hurt, 那么Moviemania's claim就已经被充分否决，题中任何一个选项都是不需要的，不是吗？A说total sales 怎样怎样根本是多余的。

I seriously doubt the validity of this question! 请NN们指教！多谢。

cyyp

同意superDan的意见，我们公司也是data driven的，既然已经有data表明爆米花销量确实上涨5%,那么其他refreshment销售有多少有什么相干呢？数据最牛啊！我觉得是一道无理取闹的题目。

毛妖妖

mizhang9

我是这么理解的
原文的认为 换了oil, drive the sales
但是其他similart type of refreshments没有用这个healthy oil, sales doesnt increase to the expectation
就像是无因无果这样 thus support the claim