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In two months, the legal minimum wage in the country of Kirlandia will increase from five Kirlandic dollars(KD5.00) Per hour to KD5.50 per hour. Opponents of this increase have argued that the resulting rise in wages will drive the inflation rate up. In fact its impact on wages will probably be negligible, since only a very small proportion of all Kirfandic workers are currently receiving less than KD5.50 per hour.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
Most people in kirlandia who are currently earning the minimum wage have been employed at their current jobs for less than a year.
Some firms in Kirlandia have paid workers considerably less than KD5.00 per hour, in violation of kirlandic employment regulations.
Many businesses hire trainees at or near the minimum wage but must reward trained workers by keeping their paylevels above the pay level of trainees.
The greatest growth in Kirlandia's economy in recent years has been in those sectors where workers earn wages that tend to be much higher than the minimum wage.
The current minimum wage is insufficient for a worker holding only one job to earn enough to support a family ,even when working full time at that job.
削弱：上涨数量不一定少，c选项的意思是那小部分人会影响其他人就不会是数量少了
C选项表示他影响了仅比最低工资高一丢丢的那群人，所以被影响的部份比想像中大，完美weaken结论（被影响的人很少）
Kirlandia的最低工资即将从时薪5KD涨到时薪5.5KD，反对者认为会带来通货膨胀。但实际上目前工资在5.5KD以下的工人很少，调整最低工资带来的影响可以忽略不计。问weaken：
B选项：Some firms in Kirlandia have paid workers considerably less than KD5.00 per hour, in violation of kirlandic employment regulations.
提高最低工资，这些firms也可能继续违反规定，无法削弱
C选项：Many businesses hire trainees at or near the minimum wage but must reward trained workers by keeping their paylevels above the pay level of trainees.
很多trainee的工资是在最低工资附近的，但是trained workers的工资是要高于trainee的，所以一旦trainee的工资涨了，那trained worker的工资肯定也要涨，所以很多工人的工资都要涨。
题干说的是 only a very small proportion会有影响，显然C选项表明会有很多工人受到影响，有效weaken [a small proportion]
思路总结：看到only a very small proportion，问削弱，CQ方向可能是不止a small proportion会受影响，而是会影响large proportion
c 所以 工资提高对于通胀提高是可以忽略的
削弱 因果 a 无关pc 无关pc c trainee实习生给最低工资 trained worker给更高的工资，所以工资提高，两者工资都要涨，会有通胀
choice c, 许多公司会以最低工资左右的薪水雇佣实习生。但是公司必须回馈受训过的工人，让他们的工资高于实习生工资。correct，实习生一旦涨薪，培训后的工人的薪水也跟着涨
也就是说涨薪这件事除了影响小部分低于5.5KD时薪的工人之外，还有包括了实习生，还有受过培训的工人们
这也太绕了！！！！！！。。。 weaken a small proportion
P: only a very small proportion of workers in the country are receiving less than KD5.50 per hour
C: Rising the minimum wage from KD5.00 to KD5.50 won't make much impact on wages
错选B，当时觉得大部分收入低的人属于违法没有被统计进去，现在看来该违规的始终会违规，不会因为规定抬高工资
choice c, 许多公司会以最低工资左右的薪水雇佣实习生。但是公司必须回馈受训过的工人，让他们的工资高于实习生工资。correct，实习生一旦涨薪，培训后的工人的薪水也跟着涨
也就是说涨薪这件事除了影响小部分低于5.5KD时薪的工人之外，还有包括了实习生，还有受过培训的工人们
推理 因为大多都5.5.了 所以不会通胀
C 他因 高于实习生导致要提高到5.5 会通胀 削弱
②因为其实现在已经有很多工人的人均工资在5.5以上==》不会造成通货膨胀
gap：提高人均最低工资到底会不会造成实际worker收到的工资增加
C.实习生的工资在5左右（提高），worker的工资要above于实习生的工资（提高）==》造成通货膨胀
削弱：很多trainee的工资是在最低工资附近的，但是trained workers的工资是要高于trainee的，所以一旦trainee的工资涨了，那trained worker的工资肯定也要涨，所以很多工人的工资都要涨。
To weaken: the third reason or no cause-effect relationship by showing under another situation, the result can also occur.
C: trainees's wage≥minimum wage=>trained workers have wage level above that of trainees.
前提；提高最低工资可能引起通货膨胀
因：工资在最低工资以下的工人很少
果：提高最低工资产生的影响可以忽略不计
问削弱；1.因果不存在 2.他因排除