coming year. But that prediction would not have adversely affected the dollar had it not been for the
government’s huge budget deficit, which must therefore be decreased to prevent future currency declines.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion about how to prevent future
currency declines?
(A) The government has made little attempt to reduce the budget deficit.
(B) The budget deficit has not caused a slowdown in economic growth.
(C) The value of the dollar declined several times in the year prior to the recent prediction of slower economic
growth.
(D) Before there was a large budget deficit, predictions of slower economic growth frequently caused
declines in the dollar's value.
(E) When there is a large budget deficit, other events in addition to predictions of slower economic growth
sometimes trigger declines in currency value.
Ans: D
OG對B的解釋是：
Since no slowdown in economic growth is asserted, what might cause such a slowdown is
irrelevant. Thus, choice B is inappropriate.
我發現自己搞不懂ETS的思路。
既然B宣稱赤字從以前到現在都沒有造成經濟成長遲緩，某種程度上也該算是反駁(雖然不比正確答案D好)。但OG的理由是，既然沒有造成，那麼到底是什麼造成遲緩也就不重要了。
嗚....這是啥米跟啥米啊
我的腦筋轉不過來了
