OG No. 32
自由的疑问，对于排除A，D，E的OG的解释：“ choices A, D and E all describe factors relevant to costs, but there is no reaon to think that the situation described in the passage will cause the costs resulting from these factors to increase. “ 自由的疑问，没明白OG的那个画线部分的真实含义。另外，这个支持题型，ETS的出题思路是不是要求考生选择最追根溯源的答案呢？虽然我不是特别明白和确定画黑体字部分的含义，不过，感觉上ETS的逻辑思路在这个题目上是一种追根溯源的思维模型。可是好象又同以前我听新东方课堂，逻辑老师所说的不要多层次推断题目有很大的矛盾，还请高人点拨苯苯的自由。
A recent spate of lauching and operating mishaps with televison satellites led to a corresponding surge in claims against companies underwriting satellite insurance. As a result, insurance premiums shot up, making satellites more expensive to launch and operate. This, in turn, had added to the pressure to squeeze more performance out of currently operating satellites.
Which of the following, if true, taken together with the information above, best supports the conclusion that the cost of television satellites will continue to increase?
A) Since the risk to insurers of satellites is spread over relatively few units, insurance premiums are necessarily very high.
B) When satellites reach orbit and then fail, the cause of failure are generally impossible to pinpoint with confidence.
C) The greater the performance demands placed on satellites, the more frequently those satellites break down.
D) Most satellites are produced in such small numbers that no economies of scale can be realized
E) Since many satellities are built by unviedly international consortia, inefficiencies are inevitable.
Choice A, D and E all describe factors relevant to costs, but there is no reason to think that the situation described in the passage will cause the costs resulting from these factors to increase. Similarly, the impossibility of pinpointing the causes of failure, mentioned in B, is consistent with the cost of satellites remaining stable. | 
