[CR. ] PP2-75

[antisupreme (好香喔~~~)]

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The recent decline in the value of the dollar was triggered by a prediction
of slower economic growth in the coming year.  But that prediction would not
have adversely affected the dollar had it not been for the government's huge
budget deficit, which must therefore be decreased to prevent future currency
declines.

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion
about how to prevent future currency declines?

(A) The government has made little attempt to reduce the budget deficit.
(B) The budget deficit has not caused a slowdown in economic growth.
(C) The value of the dollar declined several times in the year prior to the
recent prediction of slower economic growth.
(D) Before there was a large budget deficit, predictions of slower economic
growth frequently caused declines in the dollar's value.
(E) When there is a large budget deficit, other events in addition to
predictions of slower economic growth sometimes trigger declines in currency
value.

請問這一題的argument是什麼呢？謝謝

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