GWD12-33

[Flory]

Several of a certain bank's top executives have recently been purchasing shares in their own bank. This activity has occasioned some surprise, since it is widely believed that the bank, carrying a large number of bad loans, is on the brink of collapse. Since the executives are well placed to know their bank's true conditions, it might seem that their share purchase show that the danger of collapse is exaggerated. However, the available information about the bank's condition is from reliable and informed sources, and corporate executives do sometimes buy shares in their own company in a calculated attempts to calm worries about their company's condition. On balance, therefore, it is likely that thee executives of the bank are following this example.

In the argument given, the 2 boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?

Ans: A The first describes the circumstances the explanation of which is the issue that the argument addresses; the second states the main conclusion of the argument.

可是我選的是B. The first describes the circumstance that the explanation of which is the issue the argument addresses; the second states a conclusion that is drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument.

感謝~~

[維尼]

麻煩把全部答案選項都貼出來吧~
說不定有人想選其他的呀 :)

[公主]

c.The first provides evidence to defend the position that the argument seeks to establish against opppsing position; the second states the main conclusion of the argument.
D.The first provides evidence to support the position that the argument seeks to eatablish;the second states a conclusion that is drawn in order to support the argumenet's main conclusion.
E.Each provides evidence to support the position that the argument seeks to establish.

雖然我也選了B 不過我還是把剩下的選項打上去囉

[coulomb]

第二句就是這篇的main conclusion啦
如果選B的話,那你可能要想一下main conclusion是哪一句囉

[cheyen]

Several of a certain bank's top executives have recently been purchasing shares in their own bank. This activity has occasioned some surprise, since it is widely believed that the bank, carrying a large number of bad loans, is on the brink of collapse. Since the executives are well placed to know their bank's true conditions, it might seem that their share purchase show that the danger of collapse is exaggerated. However, the available information about the bank's condition is from reliable and informed sources, and corporate executives do sometimes buy shares in their own company in a calculated attempts to calm worries about their company's condition. On balance, therefore, it is likely that thee executives of the bank are following this example.

In the argument given, the 2 boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?

Ans: A The first describes the circumstances the explanation of which is the issue that the argument addresses; the second states the main conclusion of the argument.

可是我選的是B. The first describes the circumstance that the explanation of which is the issue the argument addresses; the second states a conclusion that is drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument.

感謝~~

我是BD決選
後來也選到D
D:刪D的原因是覺得Several of a certain bank's top executives have recently been purchasing shares in their own bank.不像是evidence ，我是從後面那段This activity has occasioned some surprise.....語意推出來的

B:我一直以為main conclusion是紅色那段
所以才選B
昏.....不知道哪出了問題

[studentC]

Several of a certain bank's top executives have recently been purchasing shares in their own bank. This activity has occasioned some surprise, since it is widely believed that the bank, carrying a large number of bad loans, is on the brink of collapse. Since the executives are well placed to know their bank's true conditions, it might seem that their share purchase show that the danger of collapse is exaggerated. However, the available information about the bank's condition is from reliable and informed sources, and corporate executives do sometimes buy shares in their own company in a calculated attempts to calm worries about their company's condition. On balance, therefore, it is likely that the executives of the bank are following this example.

In the argument given, the 2 boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?

A. The first describes the circumstances the explanation of which is the issue that the argument addresses;
the second states the main conclusion of the argument.

B. The first describes the circumstance that the explanation of which is the issue the argument addresses;
the second states a conclusion that is drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument.

C.The first provides evidence to defend the position that the argument seeks to establish against opppsing position;
the second states the main conclusion of the argument.

D.The first provides evidence to support the position that the argument seeks to eatablish;
the second states a conclusion that is drawn in order to support the argumenet's main conclusion.

E.Each provides evidence to support the position that the argument seeks to establish.

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舉例 (for reference only):

聯電高層買回自家公司股票儘管公司風雨不斷, 營運也不見更好.
但是只有公司的經營層才知道公司的前景. 此舉顯示外面傳言不實.
However, 據可靠消息來源, 公司高層買自家公司股票只是為了平息投資大眾的不安.
總括來說(on balance), 此次買股比較像是安撫投資人.

只有A最適合. 最後一句就是整段的結論.

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[yoyu.tw]

Several of a certain bank's top executives have recently been purchasing shares in their own bank. This activity has occasioned some surprise, since it is widely believed that the bank, carrying a large number of bad loans, is on the brink of collapse. Since the executives are well placed to know their bank's true conditions, it might seem that their share purchase show that the danger of collapse is exaggerated. However, the available information about the bank's condition is from reliable and informed sources, and corporate executives do sometimes buy shares in their own company in a calculated attempts to calm worries about their company's condition. On balance, therefore, it is likely that the executives of the bank are following this example.

In the argument given, the 2 boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?

A. The first describes the circumstances the explanation of which is the issue that the argument addresses;
the second states the main conclusion of the argument.

B. The first describes the circumstance that the explanation of which is the issue the argument addresses;
the second states a conclusion that is drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument.

C.The first provides evidence to defend the position that the argument seeks to establish against opppsing position;
the second states the main conclusion of the argument.

D.The first provides evidence to support the position that the argument seeks to eatablish;
the second states a conclusion that is drawn in order to support the argumenet's main conclusion.

E.Each provides evidence to support the position that the argument seeks to establish.

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舉例 (for reference only):

聯電高層買回自家公司股票儘管公司風雨不斷, 營運也不見更好.
但是只有公司的經營層才知道公司的前景. 此舉顯示外面傳言不實.
However, 據可靠消息來源, 公司高層買自家公司股票只是為了平息投資大眾的不安.
總括來說(on balance), 此次買股比較像是安撫投資人.

只有A最適合. 最後一句就是整段的結論.

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哈哈哈哈 這舉例好

[once]

A. The first describes the circumstances the explanation of which is the issue that the argument addresses

請問這句要怎麼翻譯 thanks

[nexxt0722]

第一個在描述背景環境,而這個背景環境的說明解釋正是此推論所提出的議題所在

描述"公司高層買股票"這個背景環境,而高層為何要買股票的原因正是探討的焦點!