In two months, the legal minimum wage in the country of Kirlandia will increase from five Kirlandic dollars(KD5.00) Per hour to KD5.50 per hour. Opponents of this increase have argued that the resulting rise in wages will drive the inflation rate up. In fact its impact on wages will probably be negligible, since only a very small proportion of all Kirfandic workers are currently receiving less than KD5.50 per hour.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
In two months, the legal minimum wage in the country of Kirlandia will increase from five Kirlandic dollars(KD5.00) Per hour to KD5.50 per hour. Opponents of this increase have argued that the resulting rise in wages will drive the inflation rate up. In fact its impact on wages will probably be negligible, since only a very small proportion of all Kirfandic workers are currently receiving less than KD5.50 per hour. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument? A. Most people in Kirlandia who are currently earning the minimum wage have been employed at their current jobs for less than a year. B. Some firms in Kirlandia have paid workers considerably less than KD5.00 per hour, in violation of Kirlandic employment regulations. C. Many businesses hire trainees at or near the minimum wage but must reward trained workers by keeping their pay levels above the pay level of trainees. D. The greatest growth in Kirlandia’s economy in recent years has been in those sectors where workers earn wages that tend to be much higher than the minimum wage. E. The current minimum wage is insufficient for a worker holding only one job to earn enough to support a family, even when working full time at that job. 答案C 我觉得B更说的同一些。。。。为什么啊!!!!
B答案中的some 没有C中的many更削弱。 且以前这个州就规定最低为5元,说明some 这些公司以前就违法了(Some firms in Kirlandia have paid workers considerably less than KD5.00 per hour,因为他们以前就给低于5元的工资),所以不能说明保证新的法律遏制他们不违法。 而c答案,实习生的价格提高了,自然正式员工的工资也要涨了。所以涨的更普遍了,所以会inflation,而且这里用了many 这个词。