Cable-television spokesperson: Subscriptions to cable television are a bargain in comparison to "free" television. Remember that "free" television is not really free. It is consumers, in the end, who pay for the costly advertising that supports "free" television.
Which of the following, if true, is most damaging to the position of the cable-television spokesperson?
114. Guidebook writer: I have visited hotels throughout thecountry and have noticed that in those built before1930 the quality of the original carpentry work isgenerally superior to that in hotels built afterward.Clearly carpenters working on hotels before 1930typically worked with more skill, care, and effort thancarpenters who have worked on hotels builtsubsequently. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakensthe guidebook writer’s argument? (A) The quality of original carpentry in hotels isgenerally far superior to the quality of originalcarpentry in other structures, such as housesand stores. (B) Hotels built since 1930 can generallyaccommodate more guests than those builtbefore 1930. (C) The materials available to carpenters workingbefore 1930 were not signifi cantly different inquality from the materials available tocarpenters working after 1930. (D) The better the quality of original carpentry in abuilding, the less likely that building is to fall intodisuse and be demolished. (E) The average length of apprenticeship forcarpenters has declined signifi cantly since 1930.
整个题目隐射意思是, 30年前的宾馆质量好, 是因为质量好的宾馆多,是一个统计里面的分布,也就是30年现存质量好的宾馆相对30年现存宾馆总数的比例比30年后的比例高。看下面的公式。 a: number of high quality hotel built before 1930 A: number of all existing hotel built before 1930 b: number of high quality hotel built afterward B: number of all existing hotel built afterward conclusion: a/A>b/B 选项d是减少A的数量,这样有可能使不等式反转。