[問題]GWD 6-Q14

[sabrina]

Political Advertisement:

Mayor Delmont's critics complain about the jobs that were lost in the city under Delmont's leadership.Yet the fact is that not only were more jobs created than were eliminated,but the average pay for these new jobs has been higher than the average pay for jobs citywide every year since Delmont took office.So there can be no question that throughout Delmont tenture the average paycheck in this city has been getting streadily bigger.

Which of the following ,if true,most strengthens the argument in the advertisement?

A. The average pay for jobs created in the city during the past three years was higher than the average pay for jobs created in the city earlier in Mayor Delmont's tenture.

B.Average pay in the city was at a ten-year low when Mayor took office

C.Some of the jobs created in the city furing Mayor's tenture have in the meantime been eliminated again

D.The average pay for jobs eliminated in the city during Mayor's tenture has been roughly equal every year to the average pay for jobs citywide.

E. The average pay for jobs in the city is cuurently higher than it is for jobs in the suburbs surrounding the city.


GWD answer : C

很奇怪....請問為何不是 A呢??

thanks

[micht]

這一題答案不是(D)嗎

[sabrina]

但是 D 也怪怪的
請問你覺得 D 如何strengthen the argument

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[訪客]

是這樣的
先不要看選項,看完題目後問支持結論
題目原文提出兩個論點A是不支持論,B是支持結論
我們以兩個方法來支持結論,削弱Aor加強B
本題是用削弱A論點來支持結論
選項D把該市長任期失去工作比率跟全國平均是一樣的,削落了不支持結論論點A
選項A,削落了題目中支持結論的論點B

這樣解釋能夠接受嗎??

[sabrina]

謝謝

可是 D 是涉及 ''pay'' ,反對一方並沒有提到pay ,D如何能夠用來 weaken 反對者, 反倒是 A -->過去3年成立的公司所支付的平均薪水 高於 Delmont 剛上任所成立之公司的薪水還高,不就表示 support 市長嗎?

[James]

答案是D不是C
D是說減少的工作其薪資低於過去每年平均
而原句則是說新增的工作多於減少的，加上新增工作的薪資也高於過去每年平均

[sabrina]

那請問為何 A 無法strengthen 呢?

[bugubugu]

那請問為何 A 無法strengthen 呢?

乍看之下我也是選A
不過仔細想想A那個答案他是拿市長上任之初的created job和近三年created job來比平均薪資...
醬是錯誤比較...
並沒有支持...
因為他應該拿近三年所有job和他上任之初的所有job的平均薪資比才對...
醬才表示他任期中created job比eliminated job平均薪資高...

[sabrina]

......謝謝

[JS]

I think the answer for this q is "A".

It says in the ad that "there can be no question that throughout Delmont's tenure the average paycheck in the city has been getting steadily bigger".

So to stranthen the argument u have to prove that the statement above is true. In answer A it support the argument by saying for the past 3 years the average pay is higher than earlier in mayer Delmont's tenure. (meaning the paycheck is getting bigger).

Answer D, on the other hand, saying the average pay for job eliminated is roughly EQUAL every year to the average pay for jobs citywide. So one can presume that the pay for jobs did not get bigger, because the two payments are equally the same.

That is my reason for stick with A.

[Calvin]

A無法支持結論：average paycheck in the city has been getting steadily bigger.

A說這三年的平均薪資高於上任前的薪資，這個並不能保証平均薪資是逐漸一直升高的， 這三年的薪資 起起伏伏的話也可能造成這三年平均薪資大於三年前的平均薪資。

D才能確保 has been getting bigger的產生。另外你對D的意思誤會了，請搭配原文推論給的條件。 離職人的 平均薪資一直相當於 總平均薪資，而原文又說the average pay for these new jobs has been higher than the average pay for jobs citywide every year since Delmont took office.所以D非常清楚地支持結論了。

FYI

[JS]

ok, got ur point calvin

It is like saying A >B and C = B which makes A>C

Sorry my brain doesnt function very well nowadays.........the price of getting old

[Calvin]

no problem, JS

we love to answer your questions !

Go go go

[Pavis]

[quote="Calvin"]A無法支持結論：average paycheck in the city has been getting steadily bigger.

A說這三年的平均薪資高於上任前的薪資，這個並不能保証平均薪資是逐漸一直升高的， 這三年的薪資 起起伏伏的話也可能造成這三年平均薪資大於三年前的平均薪資。

D才能確保 has been getting bigger的產生。另外你對D的意思誤會了，請搭配原文推論給的條件。 離職人的 平均薪資一直相當於 總平均薪資，而原文又說the average pay for these new jobs has been higher than the average pay for jobs citywide every year since Delmont took office.所以D非常清楚地支持結論了。

[/quote]

我贊成你對於D的說法...
但是對A的解釋我有點意見
earlier "in ....tenure"指的不是市長上任之前
而是跟過去三年比起來更早的一段任期...市長是同一個人
如果市長任期是四年...那earlier指的可能就是第一年
這樣一來A就呼應題目中的結論...在這個市長任期內the average paycheck getting steadily bigger...或許不見得是steadily...但的確是getting bigger

結論就是...A和D我選不出來...:(

[Pufa]

A無法支持結論：average paycheck in the city has been getting steadily bigger.

A說這三年的平均薪資高於上任前的薪資，這個並不能保証平均薪資是逐漸一直升高的， 這三年的薪資 起起伏伏的話也可能造成這三年平均薪資大於三年前的平均薪資。

D才能確保 has been getting bigger的產生。另外你對D的意思誤會了，請搭配原文推論給的條件。 離職人的 平均薪資一直相當於 總平均薪資，而原文又說the average pay for these new jobs has been higher than the average pay for jobs citywide every year since Delmont took office.所以D非常清楚地支持結論了。

我贊成你對於D的說法...
但是對A的解釋我有點意見
earlier "in ....tenure"指的不是市長上任之前
而是跟過去三年比起來更早的一段任期...市長是同一個人
如果市長任期是四年...那earlier指的可能就是第一年
這樣一來A就呼應題目中的結論...在這個市長任期內the average paycheck getting steadily bigger...或許不見得是steadily...但的確是getting bigger

結論就是...A和D我選不出來...:(

A的重點在於無法確定整體薪資是不是在這三年內穩定成長（有可能先升後降）。

把D選項取非，如此一來就得不到原題的結論了。
D. The average pay for jobs eliminated in the city during Mayor Delmont’s tenure has not been roughly equal every year to the average pay for jobs citywide.
所以答案是D。