SOME CR questions from Taiwan[求助] [求助]
COuld explain me why??? 3Q for your help~~~~
LUXIN CRITICAL REASONING LOOSE-LEAFING
1. Nearly one in three subscribers to Financial Forecaster is a millionaire, and over half are in top management. Shouldn’t you subscribe to Financial Forecaster now?
A reader who is neither a millionaire nor in top management would be most likely to act in accordance with the advertisement’s suggestion if he or she drew which of the following questionable conclusions invited by the advertisement?
(A)Among finance-related periodical, Financial Forecaster provides the most detailed financial information.
(B)Top managers cannot do their jobs properly without reading Financial Forecaster.
(C)The advertisement is placed where those who will be likely to read it are millionaires.
(D)The subscribers mentioned were helped to become millionaires or join top management by reading Financial Forecaster.
(E)Only those who will in fact become millionaires, or at least top managers, will read the advertisement.
A:D)
2. Contrary to the charges made by some of its opponents, the provisions of the new deficit-reduction law for indiscriminate cuts in the federal budget are justified. Opponents should remember that the New Deal pulled this country out of great economic troubles even though some of its programs were later found to be unconstitutional.
The opponents could effectively defend their position against the author’s strategy by pointing out that
(A)the expertise of those opposing the law is outstanding.
(B)the lack of justification for the new law does not imply that those who drew it up were either inept or immoral.
(C)the practical application of the new law will not entail indiscriminate budget cuts.
(D)economic troubles present at the time of the New Deal were equal in severity to those that have led to the present law
(E)the fact that certain flawed programs or laws have improved the economy does not prove that every such program can do so.
A:E)
3. Ross: The profitability of Company X, restored to private ownership five years ago, is clear evidence that businesses will always fare better under private than under public ownership.
Julia: Wrong. A close look at the records shows that X has been profitable since the appointment of a first-class manager, which happened while X was still in the public sector.
Which of the following best describes the weak point in Ross’s claim on which Julia’s response focuses?
(A)The evidence Ross cites comes from only a single observed case, that of Company X.
(B)The profitability of Company X might be only temporary.
(C)Ross’s statement leaves open the possibility that the cause he cites came after the effect he attributes to it.
(D)No mention is made of companies that are partly government owned and partly privately owned.
(E)No exact figures are given for the current profits of Company X.
A:C)
4. Advertiser: The revenue that newspapers and magazines earn by publishing advertisements allows publishers to keep the prices per copy of their publications much lower than would otherwise be possible. Therefore, consumers benefit economically from advertising.
Consumer: But who pays for the advertising that pays for low-priced newspapers and magazines? We consumers do, because advertisers pass along advertising costs to us through the higher prices they charge for their products.
Which of the following best describes how the consumer counters the advertiser’s argument?
(A)By alleging something that, if true, would weaken the plausibility of the advertiser’s conclusion.
(B)By questioning the truth of the purportedly factual statement on which the advertiser’s conclusion is based.
(C)By offering an interpretation of the advertiser’s opening statement that, if accurate, shows that there is an implicit contradiction in it.
(D)By pointing out that the advertiser’s point of view is biased.
(E)By arguing that the advertiser too narrowly restricts the discussion to the effects of advertising that are economic.
A:A) |