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17.The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Walnut Grove town newspaper.
"Walnut Grove's town council has advocated switching from EZ Disposal (which has had the contract for trash collection services in Walnut Grove for the past ten years) to ABC Waste, because EZ recently raised its monthly fee from $2,000 to $2,500 a month, whereas ABC's fee is still $2,000. But the town council is mistaken; we should continue using EZ. EZ collects trash twice a week, while ABC collects only once. Moreover, EZ-which, like ABC, currently has a fleet of 20 trucks-has ordered additional trucks. Finally, EZ provides exceptional service: 80 percent of respondents to last year's town survey agreed that they were 'satisfied' with EZ's performance."
A、ABC每周收集一次垃圾，EZ每周收集兩次，這并不表明ABC就要比EZ差。ABC雖然頻數(shù)小，可是他們收集的效果可能要好，例如收集得更干凈，服務(wù)態(tài)度更好;而EZ雖然每周收集兩次，但是他們可能收集地不太干凈。另外，一周收集兩次是否對于WG鎮(zhèn)是需要的，這點作者也沒有說清楚。
B、EZ訂購了額外的卡車，但作者并沒有說明ABC現(xiàn)在的計劃，可能ABC也在訂購額外的卡車。即使ABC不訂購額外的卡車，但是ABC現(xiàn)有的20輛卡車可能比較新，運載能力比EZ的卡車強。
C、懷疑調(diào)查樣本的基數(shù)以及選擇的隨機性。如果這兩個不能夠滿足的話，該調(diào)查就不具有說服力。另外，調(diào)查者是否說了真話?如果該調(diào)查采用了有利益的方式，則被調(diào)查者很可能因為最求利益而說假話。即使該調(diào)查具備上面說的條件，具有說服力，該調(diào)查也只能反映1年前的情況，并不能夠代表現(xiàn)在的情況。
18.The following appeared in an editorial in a Prunty County newspaper.
"In an attempt to improve highway safety, Prunty County recently lowered its speed limit from 55 miles per hour to 45 on all major county roads. But the 55 mph limit should be restored, because this safety effort has failed. Most drivers are exceeding the new speed limit and the accident rate throughout Prunty County has decreased only slightly. If we want to improve the safety of our roads, we should instead undertake the same kind of road improvement project that Butler County completed five years ago: increasing lane widths and resurfacing rough roads. Today, major Butler County roads still have a 55 mph speed limit, yet there were 25 percent fewer reported accidents in Butler County this past year than there were five years ago."
A、首先，大部分駕駛員超速以及事故率下降很小，并不能夠表明P郡的這項措施失敗了。因為超速可能是由于該限速規(guī)則剛剛推出，或者P郡政府對該項新規(guī)則宣傳力度不夠，駕駛員對此并不了解。事故率下降很小，可能是由于P郡正處于多雨雪的季節(jié)，道路狀況比較差，容易引發(fā)交通事故。
B、B郡去年交通事故減少25%，作者并沒有給出交通事故的基數(shù)。如果該基數(shù)很小，那么減少25%并不能夠說明B郡的交通變得安全了，例如如果基數(shù)只有4，那么減少一起事故就減少了25%。作者沒有說明B郡的該項措施是成功的。即使25%說明了B郡的交通確實變得比原來安全了，也未必是由于B郡的道路車道變寬了和路面重鋪了?？赡苁怯捎贐郡去年的氣候變化了，例如降水或降雪的天數(shù)減少。
C、即使B郡的交通變安全是因為B郡采取的這些措施，P郡效仿后也未必能夠起到同樣的效果。因為兩個郡的交通狀況不盡相同。例如P郡的交通路線要比B郡擁有更多的易發(fā)生交通事故的危險路段，P郡的氣候要比B郡多雨雪等。
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17.The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Walnut Grove town newspaper.
"Walnut Grove's town council has advocated switching from EZ Disposal (which has had the contract for trash collection services in Walnut Grove for the past ten years) to ABC Waste, because EZ recently raised its monthly fee from $2,000 to $2,500 a month, whereas ABC's fee is still $2,000. But the town council is mistaken; we should continue using EZ. EZ collects trash twice a week, while ABC collects only once. Moreover, EZ-which, like ABC, currently has a fleet of 20 trucks-has ordered additional trucks. Finally, EZ provides exceptional service: 80 percent of respondents to last year's town survey agreed that they were 'satisfied' with EZ's performance."
A、ABC每周收集一次垃圾，EZ每周收集兩次，這并不表明ABC就要比EZ差。ABC雖然頻數(shù)小，可是他們收集的效果可能要好，例如收集得更干凈，服務(wù)態(tài)度更好;而EZ雖然每周收集兩次，但是他們可能收集地不太干凈。另外，一周收集兩次是否對于WG鎮(zhèn)是需要的，這點作者也沒有說清楚。
B、EZ訂購了額外的卡車，但作者并沒有說明ABC現(xiàn)在的計劃，可能ABC也在訂購額外的卡車。即使ABC不訂購額外的卡車，但是ABC現(xiàn)有的20輛卡車可能比較新，運載能力比EZ的卡車強。
C、懷疑調(diào)查樣本的基數(shù)以及選擇的隨機性。如果這兩個不能夠滿足的話，該調(diào)查就不具有說服力。另外，調(diào)查者是否說了真話?如果該調(diào)查采用了有利益的方式，則被調(diào)查者很可能因為最求利益而說假話。即使該調(diào)查具備上面說的條件，具有說服力，該調(diào)查也只能反映1年前的情況，并不能夠代表現(xiàn)在的情況。
18.The following appeared in an editorial in a Prunty County newspaper.
"In an attempt to improve highway safety, Prunty County recently lowered its speed limit from 55 miles per hour to 45 on all major county roads. But the 55 mph limit should be restored, because this safety effort has failed. Most drivers are exceeding the new speed limit and the accident rate throughout Prunty County has decreased only slightly. If we want to improve the safety of our roads, we should instead undertake the same kind of road improvement project that Butler County completed five years ago: increasing lane widths and resurfacing rough roads. Today, major Butler County roads still have a 55 mph speed limit, yet there were 25 percent fewer reported accidents in Butler County this past year than there were five years ago."
A、首先，大部分駕駛員超速以及事故率下降很小，并不能夠表明P郡的這項措施失敗了。因為超速可能是由于該限速規(guī)則剛剛推出，或者P郡政府對該項新規(guī)則宣傳力度不夠，駕駛員對此并不了解。事故率下降很小，可能是由于P郡正處于多雨雪的季節(jié)，道路狀況比較差，容易引發(fā)交通事故。
B、B郡去年交通事故減少25%，作者并沒有給出交通事故的基數(shù)。如果該基數(shù)很小，那么減少25%并不能夠說明B郡的交通變得安全了，例如如果基數(shù)只有4，那么減少一起事故就減少了25%。作者沒有說明B郡的該項措施是成功的。即使25%說明了B郡的交通確實變得比原來安全了，也未必是由于B郡的道路車道變寬了和路面重鋪了?？赡苁怯捎贐郡去年的氣候變化了，例如降水或降雪的天數(shù)減少。
C、即使B郡的交通變安全是因為B郡采取的這些措施，P郡效仿后也未必能夠起到同樣的效果。因為兩個郡的交通狀況不盡相同。例如P郡的交通路線要比B郡擁有更多的易發(fā)生交通事故的危險路段，P郡的氣候要比B郡多雨雪等。
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