10. People with serious financial problems are so worried about money that they cannot be happy. Their misery makes everyone close to them--family, friends, colleagues–unhappy as well. Only if their financial problems are solved can they and those around them be happy.
Which one of the following statements can be properly inferred from the passage?
(A) Only serious problems make people unhappy.
(B) People who solve their serious financial problems will be happy.
(C) People who do not have serious financial problems will be happy.
(D) If people are unhappy, they have serious financial problems.
(E) If people are happy, they do not have serious financial problems.
开始选C,后改为E (答案E)
后分析,E应为第一句的逆否命题。但C错在哪里?
我觉得这类题目应该说是Lsat中比较容易的,因为逻辑关系很清楚。个人认为这种题目关键在于看出题干的推理关系。
以本题为例,只有一层推理关系:某人经济困难〉某人及其周围的人郁闷。不过本题有一个小陷阱Only if their financial problems are solved can they and those around them be happy. 会让人误以为:经济问题没有〉高兴。事实上注意一下句子中用的是only if,所以推理不变,应该是高兴〉没有经济问题(逆否命题)。
only的用法在逻辑中的确是一个难点,需要反复再文中体会。我记得钱永强的GRE逻辑中有专门叙述,实在搞不清楚可以去看一下的说。作者: cenpok 时间: 2003-3-25 20:37