5. Adelle: The government's program to reduce the
unemployment rate in the province of Carthena by
encouraging job creation has failed, since the rate there
has not changed appreciably since the program began a
year ago.
Fran: But the unemployment rate in Carthena had
been rising for three years before the program began, so
the program is helping.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly counters
Fran's objection to Adelle's argument?
(A) The government is advised by expert economists,
some of whom specialize in employment issues.
(B) The unemployment rate in the province of Carthena
has historically been higher than that of the country as a
whole.
(C) The current government was elected by a wide
margin, because of its promises to reduce the
unemployment rate in Carthena.
(D) Around the time the government program began,
large numbers of unemployed Carthena residents began
leaving the province to look for work elsewhere.
(E) The unemployment rate in Carthena had been
relatively stable until shortly before the current
government took office.
原文是,A:失业率没变化=>政策没用
F:失业率政策实施之前,一直在增长,实施后不变了=>政策有用
D项,是攻击了F推理的逻辑漏洞,即变化率的比较要保证基数不变,而有大量失业人员离开,则F的推理明显被weaken。
E项,relatively stable until shortly before the current government took office.
relatively stable 并不等于not changed,并且shortly before意在强调政策的作用,很难说是很好的weaken。