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entia

Questions 24-25 Marianne is a professional chess player who hums audibly while playing her matches, thereby distracting her opponents. When ordered by chess officials to cease humming or else be disqualified from professional chess, Marianne protested the order. She argued that since she was unaware of her humming, her humming was involuntary and that therefore she should not be held responsible for it.

25. Which one of the following, if true, most undermines Marianne's argument against the order? (A) The officials of chess have little or no authority to control the behavior of its professional players outside of matches. (B) Many of the customs of amateur chess matches are not observed by professional chess players. (C) Not all of a person's involuntary actions are actions of which that person is unaware. (D) A person who hums involuntarily can easily learn to notice it and can thereby come to control it. (E) Not all of Marianne's opponents are distracted by her humming during chess matches.

这道题我想不通，原因是，Marianne argue 的是因为是无意识的所以不需要负责。但是答案d 如果是削弱说可以不可以控制，原文 Marianne 没有argue 说不可以控制阿，这不太像lsat的答案不严谨阿

hedonism555

The order is to cease the hum. Then, as officials point out, he can control it when he notice the sound.

chelseayang

suggest you look up the word "involuntary" in an Eng-Eng dictionary. an accurate understanding of the term will assist your understanding.

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entia

明白了 谢谢楼上两位

Bensontuo

entia 发表于 2004-12-19 15:27
Questions 24-25 Marianne is a professional chess player who hums audibly while playing her matches,  ...

Spot the question type: Necessary assumption -> weaken

Core of the argument:

If being unaware of the humming, it must be involuntary, and if being involuntary, she should not be responsible. The necessary assumption here is " No one can't control one's involuntary behavior by noticing it.

D - Negate of the necessary assumption. - Correct answer.