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Snazzy

Are you still reading the other newspaper in town? Did you know that the Daily Bugle is owned by an out-of-town business syndicate that couldn’t care less about the people of Gotham City? Read the Daily Clarion, the only real voice of the people of Gotham City!
Which of the following most directly refutes the argument raised in the advertisement above?
(A) Over half of the advertising revenues of the Daily Clarion come from firms whose headquarters are located outside of Gotham City.
(B) The Daily Clarion usually devotes more of its pages to out-of-town news than does the Daily Bugle.
(C) Nearly 40 percent of the readers of the Daily Clarion reside outside the limits of Gotham City.
(D) The editor-in-chief and all the other members of the editorial staff of the Daily Bugle have lived and worked in Gotham City for ten years or more.
(E) The Daily Bugle has been published in Gotham City for a longer time than has the Daily Clarion.

can anybody explain, pls? thanks

terp

I pick (B).
The question asks for "directly refutes" for the statement of the comparison between Daily Bugle and Daily Clarion. Only (B) and (E) mention both papers. Compare B and E, B is definitely the one.

zjw007

B

番茄炒蛋

我记得答案是d啊
你这是在问还是在考啊，弄的大家没有一个清晰的解答方向咯
呵呵，你再看看

snow_mountain

没错。是D。 这个小鸭，答案也不贴。

Snazzy

sorry, the answer is D. but why is B wrong?

snow_mountain

因为文章的论据是 某某报纸是外姓人开的。 结论： 不是本地人的real voice.

反驳： 捉刀的都是本地人。 可以削弱论证。

B就不相干了。out-of-town news 多少本身并不能说明real voice.  说明当地人的心声就是关心国际时事呢？ 嘻嘻。

Achilleson

agree

premiseaily Bugle报社为Gathom城市外的财团所有
conclusion: Daily Bugle不会关心Gathom的居民
suggestion：来读Daily Clarion吧

D将推理过程切断，而B不相关。