Which of the following, if true, provides evidence that most logically completes the argument below?
According to a widely held economic hypothesis, imposing strict environmental regulations reduces economic growth. This hypothesis is undermined by the fact that the states with the strictest environmental regulations also have the highest economic growth. This fact does not show that environmental regulations promote growth, however, since ______.
A. those states with the strictest environmental regulations invest the most in education and job training
B. even those states that have only moderately strict environmental regulations have higher growth than those with the least-strict regulations
C. many states that are experiencing reduced economic growth are considering weakening their environmental regulations
D. after introducing stricter environmental regulations, many states experienced increased economic growth
E. even those states with very weak environmental regulations have experienced at least some growth
这道题虽然我晓得是选A，可是不知道该怎么解释得通……
求哪位牛人给解答下！感激不尽啊O(∩_∩)O~作者: avenue5th 时间: 2012-10-2 12:53
Common sense: Investment in Education and Job Training promotes growth in Economy.
A) simply proclaims that there is another reason to explain the economic growth. Whether investment in eduation and job training would lead to economic growth is not proven right or wrong. But it is a possible reason. That is enough to cast an unfavorable light on the hypothesis the author is trying to undermine.
There is another facet of the problem one needs to consider: the main conclusion.
The author agrees with the widely held hypothesis and he is trying to refute an undermining evidence (most strict regulation is associated with the highest growth.) His conclusion is that "This fact does not show that environmental regulations promote growth," and your job is to find a premise which supports this main conclusion.作者: bontakuner 时间: 2012-10-9 06:21
Thx very much！ Your explaination is so excellent!作者: LoveY 时间: 2012-10-12 06:24
