OG12 83对OG的解释有些想法

dontwannalose

83. Journalist: In physics journals, the number of articles reporting the results of experiments involving particle
accelerators was lower last year than it had been in previous years. Several of the particle accelerators at major
research institutions were out of service the year before last for repairs, so it is likely that the low number of
articles was due to the decline in availability of particle accelerators.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the journalist’s argument?
(A) Every article based on experiments with particle accelerators that was submitted for publication last year
actually was published.
(B) The average time scientists must wait for access to a particle accelerator has declined over the last
several years.
(C) The number of physics journals was the same last year as in previous years.
(D) Particle accelerators can be used for more than one group of experiments in any given year.
(E) Recent changes in the editorial policies of several physics journals have decreased the likelihood that
articles concerning particle-accelerator research will be accepted for publication.

此题我认为DE都可以，但正确答案只有E
OG说D的错误原因是：If the accelerators can be used for multiple experiments, then it is reasonable to expect more
articles related to them, not fewer.

我很困惑，既然‘ it is reasonable to expect more articles related to them, not fewer’ 那不就刚好证明记者的assumption(the low number of
articles was due to the decline in availability of particle accelerators)是错误的了吗？

hughlv

偶认为lz找出了个非常经典的问题。鼓掌！静待nn解释。。。

题目中的argument是论文发布的数目与加速器的数目成正比，要undermine这个论点的办法有二：1）两者之间的关系非成正比（加速器的维修不会导致实验的中止）；2）证明看起来是正比的关系其实是受了其他相比加速器数目改变而言更重要因素的影响。D走的是方法一，E是方法2。只是不知道如何选其中的一个为most seriously...

kathy1989717

so it is likely that the low number of  articles was due to the decline in availability of particle accelerators.
这个题，关键词：due to，用他因法。也就是说，weaken它，即----更少的关于粒子的文章，不是因为粒子加速器的可用数量的减少，而是因为其他的原因。
问题的关键是，关于粒子的文章减少（这是文章给出的论据，不能改变）----导致它的原因是什么。
而D中解释：If the accelerators can be used for multiple experiments, then it is reasonable to expect more articles related to them, not fewer.
D选项中，与原文"the number of articles reporting the results of experiments involving particle accelerators was lower"相悖。

拙见，请指教。

kathy1989717

so it is likely that the low number of  articles was due to the decline in availability of particle accelerators.
这个题，关键词：due to，用他因法。也就是说，weaken它，即----更少的关于粒子的文章，不是因为粒子加速器的可用数量的减少，而是因为其他的原因。
问题的关键是，关于粒子的文章减少（这是文章给出的论据，不能改变）----导致它的原因是什么。
而D中解释：If the accelerators can be used for multiple experiments, then it is reasonable to expect more articles related to them, not fewer.
D选项中，与原文"the number of articles reporting the results of experiments involving particle accelerators was lower"相悖。

拙见，请指教。

herosweet

Other reasons for the main point. Not for the repaired machines but for the reason of low possibility/likehood of publiction

edwardelric

给一个权威的解释不是我的~
题干说论文刊登数量减少是因为加速器减少了，所以在这方面的实验也就减少，以致研究结果也少了。题目就是要找到一个削弱这个结论的事实。Official Guide 照例解释得不到位。D 错是因为可能几个实验一同做，并不等于真的几个实验一同做。所以实验的数目是否真的减少了，D 并不能提供确切的答案，因而就没有 E 那么证据确凿了。

dontwannalose

I agree with edwardelric, there is a gap beween the assumption(choice D) and the conclusion and the oringal question dosent provide any information about the gap, therefore....D wrong

sunny_book

刚好做完这道题。因为我是从后往前做的，发现83题和114题完全一样。
考点是什么呢？ 也就是文章真正问的是什么？

这跟114木匠题一样：题目给出了一个现象，然后作者从现象推出了一个结论。削弱的选项应该是从现象推出的跟题目结论不一致的新的结论。
所以，选项应该是跟作者的结论无关，但是跟现象有关的。

这道题后面解释有说：What else could explain fewer articles? 现象是：有某内容的文章少了。作者无论说了什么，都是解释原因的。我们只要从选项中找一个能够解释文章变少的原因的即可，当然这个选项和作者给的原因不一样。

A，B，C三个选项实际上是跟作者的结论一致的，因此是赞成，也就是加强了题目给的结论。
D，跟题目完全无关。该选项试图解释粒子加速器的什么事情，可惜出题人不在乎粒子加速器到底怎么了，人家问的是为毛文章少了。
E，这才真正给了一个能够刊登文章减少的原因。

大家可以看一下114题。同理。

sunny_book

同意kathy1989717童鞋的看法。其实，我一向认为OG给的解释总是很一针见血的。

dontwannalose

很感谢sunny_book 同学的回答，我有看了看这题及114题，有了一些新的想法（全部归功于大家的启发）：

此题可以简化成：因为accelerators减少，所以articles减少
１１４可以简化成：因为skill减少，所以地毯质量变差

因为articles减少和地毯质量变差是事实，所以我们只能想办法去ｗｅａｋｅｎ原因，
ｉ．ｅ．　不是因为accelerators减少（skill减少）而导致articles减少（地毯质量变差），而是由于其他原因

而８３题Ｄ所想表达的是：accelerators量没有减少　这个reasoning本身的确有weaken原因，因为：it is reasonable to expect more articles related to them　

但即使这样他并没有很好地解释为什么articles会减少，而Ｅ做到了这点and thus the answer is E

另外１１４题的题目的却和８４一样但选项不一样，１１４没有类似８４Ｄ这样的选项，唯一一个类似的却是在加强原文，而不是像８４Ｄ这样ｗｅａｋｅｎ

to sum up,　此题ＯＧ解释并没有错，只是不完整

个人看法，请大家指点