[問題]GWD04-Q20

[oneseven]

During the past year, Pro-Tect Insurance Company's total payouts on car-theft claims were larger than the company can afford to sustain. Pro-Tect caanot reduce the number of car-theft policies it carries, so cannot protect itself against continued large payouts that way. Therefore, Pro-Tect has decided to offer a discount to holders of car-theft policies whose cars have antitheft devices. Many policyholders will respond to the discount by installing antitheft devices, since the amount of the discount will within two years typically more than cover the cost of installation. Thus, because cars with antitheft devices are rarely stolen, Pro-Tect's plan is likely to reduce its annual payouts.

In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

A. The first rules out a certain strategy for achieving a goal; the second presents the strategy that was adopted instead and whose effectiveness the argument assesses.
B. The first is a judgment made in support of a certain conclusion; the second is that conclusion.
C. The first has been used as a consideration to support adopting a certain strategy for acheving a goal; the second reports a decision to adopt an alternative strategy.
D. The first provides evidence in favor of adopting a certain strategy for achieving a goal; the second reports a decision to pursue an alternative goal.
E. The first is a consideration offered against adopting a certain strategy for achieving a goal; the second is the main conclusion that the argument is seeking to establish.

Answer: A
請教題目的思路
一直對BF這種題目很頭痛
請問有什麼好的解題方法呢
感激不盡呀

[小花]

During the past year, Pro-Tect Insurance Company's total payouts on car-theft claims were larger than the company can afford to sustain.(前提: 過去幾年以來,P保險公司無法負擔汽車險的賠償) Pro-Tect caanot reduce the number of car-theft policies it carries, so cannot protect itself against continued large payouts that way(B1:保險公司無法降低汽車險的數量來彌補損失). Therefore, Pro-Tect has decided to offer a discount to holders of car-theft policies whose cars have antitheft devices(B2:所以保險公司提供優惠方案要求顧客安裝防竊系統以降低被偷竊的機率). Many policyholders will respond to the discount by installing antitheft devices, since the amount of the discount will within two years typically more than cover the cost of installation. Thus,(關鍵字:結論B2的替代方案可以彌補之前的損失) because cars with antitheft devices are rarely stolen, Pro-Tect's plan is likely to reduce its annual payouts

A. The first rules out a certain strategy for achieving a goal(排除B1的策略); the second presents the strategy that was adopted instead and whose effectiveness the argument assesses(B2).
B. The first is a judgment made in support of a certain conclusion; the second is that conclusion(刪:結論在最後一句).
C. The first has been used as a consideration to support adopting a certain strategy for acheving a goal(沒有support:cannot得知); the second reports a decision to adopt an alternative strategy.
D. The first provides evidence in favor of adopting a certain strategy for achieving a goal; the second reports a decision to pursue an alternative goal(只有一個目標reduce its annual payouts. 沒提到另一個目標).
E. The first is a consideration offered against adopting a certain strategy for achieving a goal; the second is the main conclusion that the argument is seeking to establish(刪:結論在最後一段).

翻的有點菜,希望能對你有點幫助
AC之間滿難做選擇,也許其他人有更好的解釋
CR考的就是閱讀,訓練自己找出前提, 推論 ,證據,結論,立場,也許會有幫助

[阿琪]

花大回答的很OK了！個人來分享樓主的第二個問題~

個人也很討厭BF題~
因為它跟其它的邏輯題型~思考模式迥異
一看到BF…腦袋瓜每次都要轉一下！

轉一下的地方在於：
1、把自己當成作者，思考為何我要寫這句話，這句話在文章的所做什麼作用~
2、BF間的關係在還沒看選項之前就要先建立(要不然看選項的時候會很痛苦~易被擾亂)
3、各選項的小細節要很計較(跟閱讀一樣)~

建議把所有的BF整理起來…一次全看！！就能體會自己如何變成作者了…及各句子所扮演的角色了！

以上參考○巴！

[小花]

C選項該如何排除呢?
我覺得我的解法不夠好

[阿琪]

C選項該如何排除呢?
我覺得我的解法不夠好

針對c而言~

第一個黑體：cannot protect itself against continued large payouts that way
這裡的cannot protect~~~讓(C)的consdieration 產生錯誤
consideration 是一種"可能性"的字，不會用在那麼確定的字眼：cannot！(都已經cannot，怎會有consideration，更何況還說to support)
可參考天山09-03

(c)所描述的第二個黑題：the second reports a decision to adopt an alternative strategy~
原則上是ok，但卻缺乏了黑體之後的目的-->effectiveness the argument assesses(選項a考量到了)

以上…參考…○屋！