请教,一道BF真题

ohayo

Delta products, Inc., has recently switched at least partly from older technologies using fossil fuels to new technologies powered by electricity.     The question has been raised whether it can be concluded that for a given level of output, Delta’s operation now causes less fossil fuel to be consumed than it did formerly.     The answer, clearly, is yes, since the amount of fossil fuel used to generate the electricity needed to power the new technologies is less than the amount needed to power the older technologies, provided that the level of output is held constant.fficeffice" />
    
In the argument given, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?



A         The first identifies the content of the conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.


E         Each provides support for the conclusion of the argument.




I chose A, but answer is E, why ?

dansy

第一部分陈述一个事实，fact, 它不是结论，所以A不对。


结论部分是 The question has been raised whether it can be concluded that for a given level of output, Delta’s operation now causes less fossil fuel to be consumed than it did formerly.     The answer, clearly, is yes。

ohayo

第一部分不是结论,     但与结论相关,         the content of the conclusion of the argument        =            conclusion    ?    

dansy

ya, I think so. content是内容的意思。

jnlvo

就看identifies这个词怎么解了，我认为还应是“相同”，而不是仅仅含有“相关”的意思。

ohayo

对, identifies 的理解很重要.

weiyu

Delta products, Inc., has recently switched at least partly from older technologies using fossil fuels to new technologies powered by electricity (Evidence,科技的更新和采用是结论更少的fuel消耗的前提).     The question has been raised whether it can be concluded that for a given level of output, Delta’s operation now causes less fossil fuel to be consumed than it did formerly.     The answer, clearly, is yes (Conclusion), since the amount of fossil fuel used to generate the electricity needed to power the new technologies is less than the amount needed to power the older technologies, provided that the level of output is held constant (Reason)fficeffice" />

delldell

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怎么办理解identify the contents...啊?


WEIYU的第二个解释俺同意, 但是第一个俺觉得是个FACT而不是EVIDENCE,谈不上支持不支持.


我同意选A, 能不能提供题目的来源我们查一下答案

cranberry

我觉得不能认为新科技的采用和减少石油的消耗有什么直接的关系，所谓前提应该是指作为讨论的基础，应该是一个判断，而非一个对 case的描述。


把原题都贴出吧

dreadpower

    我觉得E不对，Delta products, Inc., has recently switched at least partly from older technologies using fossil fuels to new technologies powered by electricity. 要交代的是conclusion的背景

    怎么可以用公司已经采取的行动来支持新技术导致less fossil fuel？？？应该是结论的成立来支持公司的行动

    A中的content如果改为context我觉得就对了