Lawmaker: Raising taxes is not the only means of reducing government debt. The government's stockpile of helium is worth 25 percent more, at current market prices, than the debt accumulated in acquiring and storing it. Therefore, by selling the helium, the government can not only pay off that debt but reduce its overall debt as well.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
逻辑链:增加税收不是减轻政府债务的唯一方法——按照现在的市场价,政府的氦储备价值比获得和储存它所积累的债务要高出25%——如果卖了它,不光能还清因为它欠下的债,还能够减轻政府的总债务——前提是氦的市场价不会因为政府出售,下跌超过25%——这样卖了它也抵不了因它而产生的债务,更亏。
A: 文中问卖h能不能还清债务,a在讨论政府对h有没有需求,已经说了要卖了,所以a不是讨论范围;
B:不论helium占整个政府债务比重多大,卖了了它偿还原始债务后哪怕还剩一块钱去还其他债务,也是reduce overall debt,所以假设无关紧要;
C:无关;
D:价值=价格*数量; 数量肯定是一定的,价格下降了25%必然总价值下降了25%,而且是在高价格的基础上下降25%,即1*1.25*0.75=0.9375,小于1,无法还清,所以这个假设是必定成立的。
E:关闭设备有cost,cost不明确,一个不明确的假设建议就不要把它作为原文既定的假设,因为他不必然影响结果。