LSAT-2002-IV-20

lilyzy

20. Shy adolescents often devote themselves totally to a hobby to help distract them from the loneliness brought on by their shyness. Sometimes they are able to become friends with others who share their hobby. But if they lose interest in that hobby, their loneliness may be exacerbated. So developing an all-consuming hobby is not a successful strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness.
Which one of the following assumptions does the argument depend on?
(A) Eventually, shy adolescents are going to want a wider circle of friends than is provided by their hobby.
(B) No successful strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness ever intensifies that loneliness.
(C) Shy adolescents will lose interest in their hobbies if they do not make friends through their engagement in those hobbies.
(D) Some other strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness is generally more successful than is developing an all-consuming hobby.
(E) Shy adolescents devote themselves to hobbies mainly because they want to make friends.
答案是B, 想不通.

robertchu

The conclusion "developing an all-consuming hobby is not a successful strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness" is drawn based on a what-if hypothesis: "if they lose interest in that hobby, their loneliness may be exacerbated."

This argument assumes that "if a strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness ever intensifies that loneliness", then "it is not a successful strategy".  B paraphrase this assumption.

Alternatively, you can also try "deny test".

lilyzy

明白了, 谢谢罗gg.

Bensontuo

lilyzy 发表于 2004-12-27 23:20
20. Shy adolescents often devote themselves totally to a hobby to help distract them from the loneli ...

Spot the question: Necessary Assumption

Core of the argument

Conclusion: Developing an all consuming hobby is not a successful strategy for overcoming adolescent loneliness.

P1: Shy adolescents often devote themselves totally to a hobby to help distract them from the loneliness brought on by their shyness

So, if they are lonely, they must be shy

P2: They sometimes be able to become friends with others who share their hobby, but if they lose interest in that hobby, their loneliness may be exacerbated


遇到這種題目, 我們先找題目主幹

結論是, 發展興趣不是一個成功的解決成人寂寞問題的策略。LSAT題目呢, 一定會解釋題幹裡面的角色為什麼要發展這樣的興趣, 同時呢, 還會介紹成人寂寞的條件式邏輯, 因果關係, 或是背景因素。

支持其實給得相當直白, 然而, 支持其時也偷偷了假設了好幾個不一樣的概念, 從支持第二點我們可以看得出來, 如果寂寞不會被加深, 這些人不會對於培養的興趣失去興趣。我們再來看結論搭配上支持點二, 我們可以得出, 如果一個計策會使得寂寞加深, 那這個計策不是好計策。

B, 取非後推翻原文, 正確答案