In one state, all cities and most towns have antismoking ordinances. A petition entitled "Petition for Statewide Smoking Restriction" is being circulated to voters by campaign workers who ask only, "Do you want to sign a petition for statewide smoking restriction?" The petition advocates a state law banning smoking in most retail establishments and in government that are open to the public.
Which of the following circumstances would make the petition as circulated misleading to voters who understand the proposal as extending the local ordinances statewide?
Health costs associated with smoking cause health insurance premiums to rise for everyone and so affect nonsmokers.
In rural areas of the state, there are relatively few retail establishments and government offices that are open to the public.
The state law would supersede the local antismoking ordinances, which contain stronger bans than the state law does.
There is considerable sentiment among voters in most areas of the state for restriction of smoking.
The state law would not affect existing local ordinances banning smoking in places where the fire authorities have determined that smoking would constitute a fire hazard.
local法律——严苛(all cities and most towns have antismoking ordinances)
而petition——宽松(因为实际上只要求某些特定场合禁烟)
voter们认为:我以为你们这些campaign workers是 想把当地的严法推广到全州来执行呢!
题目问:以下哪种情况如果为真,那些签名的人就被误导了?
C选项是说,如果当地禁烟令更严苛,而请愿书变为statewide law的话,会使得当地的禁烟令变宽松。voter们原本以为可以将当地的严苛禁烟令推广到全州,那在C选项这个背景下,结果就不会是他们想的那样。
——susiewang王茜
ps, 读懂题干!误导一部分人,那么被误导的人所持有的想法,就是和该做法的目相违背的。
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