LSAT-3-1-6[求助]

amigos

Questions 6-7

Rotelle: You are too old to address effectively the difficult issues facing the country, such as nuclear power, poverty, and pollution.

Sims: I don't want to make age an issue in this campaign. so i will not comment on your youth and inexperience.

6. Sims does which one of the following?

(A) demonstrates that Rotelle's claim is incorrect

(B) avoids mentioning the issue of age

(C) proposes a way to decide which issues are important.

(D) shows that Rotelle's statement is self-contradictory

(E) fails to respond directly to Rotelle's claim
答案是E。但我不明白为什么。按我的理解Sims用了巧妙的办法回应了对方。

amigos

谢谢！
可能是因为我对英语的语感还不是太好，始终觉得fails to respond directly是一种负面的评价。