难易程度：★★★

题目题材：社会，教育

GRE argument 95题目：

The following appeared in a memo from a budget planner in Sophia County.

"Census data indicate that the number of retired couples without children who are moving into Sophia County is steadily rising(1); private schools in our county report substantial increases in enrollment(2,3); and a statewide survey(4) of parents shows that over 10 percent(5) now support the idea of home schooling instead of public schooling funded by the county government. Such demographic trends suggest that our county will not have to construct new school buildings(6) and that we can therefore decrease the budget for county-funded public schools.(7)"

提纲：

(1)The planner fails to provide the number of retired couples who moved to Sophia with children.

(2)The fact that enrollment at private schools increased does not necessarily indicate that enrollment at public schools would decrease.

(3)The planner provides no evidence to show that these past trends will continue in the future.

(4)The result of the statewide survey does not indicate that parents in Sophia would also support the idea.

(5)10 percent of respondents may not constitute a statistically representative sample.

(6)Other factors would make it necessary to construct new school buildings.

(7)The planner does not demonstrate that our funding for county-funded public schools is sufficient and could be decreased.

注：题目中括号里的数字表明这句话体现的是提纲中第几号缺陷。

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