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作者: jojofgasw    时间: 2004-11-23 13:42     标题: 请教费费50

50. Joseph: My encyclopedia says that the mathematician Pierre de Fermat died in 1665 without leaving behind any written proof for a theorem that he claimed nonetheless to have proved. Probably this alleged theorem simply cannot be proved, since---as the article points out---no one else has been able to prove it. Therefore it is likely that Fermat was either lying or else mistaken when he made his claim.

Laura: Your encyclopedia is out of date. Recently someone has in fact proved Fermat’s theorem. And since the theorem is provable, your claim---that Fermat was lying or mistaken---clearly is wrong.

Which one of the following most accurately describes a reasoning error in Laura’s argument?

(A) It purports to establish its conclusion by making a claim that, if true, would actually contradict that conclusion.

(B) It mistakenly assumes that the quality of a person’s character can legitimately be taken to guarantee the accuracy of the claims that person has made.

(C) It mistakes something that is necessary for its conclusion to follow for something that ensures that the conclusion follows.

(D) It uses the term “provable” without defining it.

(E) It fails to distinguish between a true claim that has mistakenly between believed to be false and a false claim that has mistakenly been believed to be true.

C是对的,我的问题是为什么B不对,说一个人没有欺骗和撒谎是对他性格的判断,通过一个人所发表结论的正确性就去判断一个人的性格也是L犯的错误呀,请NN们指点


作者: himba    时间: 2004-11-23 13:43

I could not follow your reasoning why B is correct. B alone might be a good claim but I do not see how it relates to the argument of Laura's. Laura made no claim based on the personality of Fermat. You have to find that answer that is relevant to the reasoning and conclusion of the argument




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