6. Nothing that the number of crimes committed in a certain city had decreased in 1982 by 5.2 percent in comparison with 1981, the police chief of the city said: “We see here the result of the innovative police program put into effect in the city at the beginning of 1982.”
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion drawn by the police chief?
(D) The number of crimes committed in the city in 1982 was 10 percent higher than the number committed in 1972.
(E) The size of the age-group most likely to commit crimes decrease considerably in the city 1982, as against 1981, because of a declining birth rate.
答案E
但是D是否可以构成一个反对条件呢?因为总体上来说1982还是比1972高啊! |