PP2 CR # 103

[autumn713]

103. Charleton recently wrote a scathing attack on Winfreed's theory about the origin of portraiture. Charleton would never have felt personally threatened by Winfreed's theory unless he believed, albeit subconsciously, that the theory was correct. Since Charleton is a distinguished art historian, his attack can actually be taken as confirmation of Winfreed's theory.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) Charleton would not have written a scathing attack on Winfreed's theory unless he had felt personally threatened by that theory.
(B) Charleton would attack a theory he believed was correct only if he did not consciously believe that it was correct.
(C) Charleton would write about Winfreed's theory only if his explicit purpose was to attack that theory.
(D) An attack on a theory about the origin of portraiture would serve as confirmation of that theory only if the attack were written by a distinguished art historian.
(E) Charleton's attack on Winfreed's theory would serve to confirm that theory only if the attack were scathing.


ANS: A.
一整個不知所以然...><
簡單說:
C寫了東西攻擊W.
除非它相信W正確　不然不會覺的被威脅
因為C是有名歷史學家　所以他的攻擊反而確立W李論

題目好怪喔　不了解他的思路
請提點

[plilo]

很多人說assumption題目要取非來看，不過我不會這個技巧
我覺得這篇文章可以這樣看

Since Charleton is a distinguished art historian, his attack can actually be taken as confirmation of Winfreed's theory.
推出：theory是對的

Charleton would never have felt personally threatened by Winfreed's theory unless he believed, albeit subconsciously, that the theory was correct.
推出：由於理論是對的，所以Charleton感到威脅

但是Charleton感到威脅，跟第一句wrote a scathing attack一點關係都沒有
所以由選項(A)補出兩者間的關係

[autumn713]

很多人說assumption題目要取非來看，不過我不會這個技巧
我覺得這篇文章可以這樣看

Since Charleton is a distinguished art historian, his attack can actually be taken as confirmation of Winfreed's theory.
推出：theory是對的

Charleton would never have felt personally threatened by Winfreed's theory unless he believed, albeit subconsciously, that the theory was correct.
推出：由於理論是對的，所以Charleton感到威脅

但是Charleton感到威脅，跟第一句wrote a scathing attack一點關係都沒有
所以由選項(A)補出兩者間的關係

恩恩恩　了解了　原來是要從後面看回去
不然一整個不知所以然

大感謝