大全II-16

[CherrieLi]

16.Advertiser: The revenue that newspapers and magazines earn by publishing advertisements allows publishers to keep the prices per copy of their publications much lower than would otherwise be possible. Therefore, consumers benefit economically from advertising.

Consumer: But who pays for the advertising that pays for low-priced newspapers and magazines? We consumers do, because advertisers pass along advertising costs to us through the higher prices they charge for their products.

Which of the following best describes how the consumer counters the advertiser’s argument?

(A) By alleging something that, if true, would weaken the plausibility of the advertiser’s conclusion

(B) By questioning the truth of the purportedly factual statement on which the advertiser’s conclusion is based

(C) By offering an interpretation of the advertiser’s opening statement that, if accurate, shows that there is an implicit contradiction in it

(D) By pointing out that the advertiser’s point of view is biased

(E) By arguing that the advertiser too narrowly restricts the discussion to the effects of advertising that are economic

答案A, 請問B為什麼錯呢?

[lucyyeh]

這一題好像是OG題耶...看你要不要也對一下那邊的解釋
Consumer是提出另外一個事實:廣告主以較高的產品售價將廣告成本轉嫁到到消費者上(because advertisers pass along....這句）
並沒有質疑本來Advertiser所言(factual statement)：受利於廣告之故，消費者得以已便宜的價格買到報紙跟雜誌
所以B不對