lsat－7－4－23

dalunzi

23. The workers at Bell Manufacturing will shortly go on strike unless the management increases their wages. As Bell's president is well aware, however, in order to increase the worker's wages, Bell would have to sell off some of its subsidiaries. So, some of Bell's subsidiaries will be sold.

The conclusion above is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?

(A) Bell Manufacturing will begin to suffer increased losses.

(B) Bell's management will refuse to increase its worker's wages.

(C) The workers at Bell Manufacturing will not be going on strike.

(D) Bell's president has the authority to offer the workers their desired wage increase.

(E) Bell's workers will not accept a package of improved benefits in place of their desired wage increase.

给的答案C.总觉得这更像归纳题的答案。根据做GMAT的感觉，E在形式上是一个典型的not＋weaken的它因削弱，即排除它因。绝大部分GMAT的答案都是如此。而对B not＋wenken总觉得不伦不类，对推导过程直接否定。不知是lsat的特点还是我对GMAT的假设题感觉有错，反正考试中一看到E我就会毫不犹豫的选它。请指点！

lawyer_1

这是充分型假设，就是选项+原文=原文结论。原文给的前提是两个假设（if）。结论却是某个判断。这样要推出结论就必须有推理起点。原文推理： Not go on strike ------>increases their wages----->sell off some of its subsidiaries.所以要得到sell off some of its subsidiaries的结论，就必须有前面的两个充分条件的任一个。B说的是第一个。

Ivy2004

那请问为什么不选D，可以看做是第二个充分条件啊？

Bensontuo

dalunzi 发表于 2004-12-10 23:33
23. The workers at Bell Manufacturing will shortly go on strike unless the management increases thei ...

No shortly go on strike ---> increase the wage

Increase the wage ---> sell some subsidiaries

So some subsidiaries will be sold

well, we are tested what is the sufficient condition, and, apparently, sufficient condition will be ---> workers will not go on strike shortly.