Jennifer: Video rental outlets in Centerville together handled 10,000 fewer video rentals in 1994 than in 1993. The decline in rentals was probably due almost entirely to the February 1994 opening of Videorama, the first and only video rental outlet in the area that, in addition to renting videos, also sold them cheaply.
Brad: There must be another explanation: as you yourself said, the decline was on the order of 10,000 rentals. Yet Videorama sold only 4,000 videos in 1994.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the force of the objection that Brad presents to Jennifer's explanation?
In 1994 Videorama rented out more videos than it sold.
In 1994 two new outlets that rent but that do not sell videos opened in Centerville.
Most of the video rental outlets in Centerville rent videos at a discount on certain nights of the week.
People often buy videos of movies that they have previously seen in a theater.
People who own videos frequently loan them to their friends.
E选项:他虽然只卖出去4000,但买家会把这些影碟租出去,更少人去Centerville租碟,可证明due almost entirely to
错选A,A应该是无关,说的是V outlet租的比卖的多,但是题目关注的是总的outlets的全部rentals
注意:Centerville指地点
目的:对Brad提出的质疑,给出解释,以起到削弱作用
A: 1994年, V店出租比卖的多,不能解释为什么C地总出租量减少10000
E: 有录像带的人经常把它们借给朋友;说明虽然V店只卖了4000,买了录像带的人会借录像带给朋友,从而导致该地出租量下滑
J引入他因:C的租量下降,是∵V既能租,又能卖
B质疑他因:C下降的比V卖出去的多
要求削弱B,即说明J他因的合理性,增强因果联系
A、V租的比买的多,不能削弱B,不知道具体数量,80分
B、C开了两家只租不卖的,他因,增强了B,削弱了J,反了
C、C的一些店打折,无关,甚至反了
D、顾客喜欢买之前在电影院看过的电影,无关
E、拥有的人(买了)借给朋友,借朋友的就不租了,C的租量下降,还是归功于V可以卖。
可以削弱,100分,CORRECT
issue在于overall rental decrease by 10000的reason是不是由于opening of V
错选A选项:【引用】 1994年, V店出租比卖的多;文中说94年C地总出租量减少10000,已经把V店的出租量包括进去了,所以V店出租再多,对该地区总的出租量下滑也没有影响,所以无关,排
E选项:直接说明售卖录像带导致人们不再需要租了,说明出租录像带下降的原因
E选项:他虽然只卖出去4000,但买家会把这些影碟租出去,更少人去Centerville租碟,可证明due almost entirely to
我选A 但是没法用新开的V来完全解释问题
choice a, Videorama出租的光碟比出售的光碟要多。irrelevant,因为V出租的光碟也包括在 Centerville总共减少的10000张光碟之内
choice e, 拥有光碟的人一般会把碟片借给朋友。correct,这就说明1张售出的碟片可以覆盖多于1个用户
B:但组的少了10000,卖只卖了4000
削弱的解释应该是针对租和卖的
E选项说买了video的人会借给朋友,所以朋友就不用租了,可以解释rentals减少
E选项:他虽然只卖出去4000,但买家会把这些影碟租出去,更少人去Centerville租碟,可证明due almost entirely to
E) 有录像带的人经常把它们借给朋友;说明虽然V店只卖了4000,买了录像带的人会借录像带给朋友,从而导致该地出租量下滑,还是因为V店导致出租下滑,削弱了Bradd说的还有另外的解释,正确
E选项:他虽然只卖出去4000,但买家会把这些影碟租出去,更少人去Centerville租碟,可证明due almost entirely to
choice a, Videorama出租的光碟比出售的光碟要多。irrelevant,因为V出租的光碟也包括在 Centerville总共减少的10000张光碟之内
choice e, 拥有光碟的人一般会把碟片借给朋友。correct,这就说明1张售出的碟片可以覆盖多于1个用户
new information 选项E