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Be careful of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important inform
Be careful of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important inform
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2008-01-17
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Be careful of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can create a false impression. For example, someone might say, "I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!" This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe yes, maybe no. We then discovered that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he deliberately omitted important information. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this strategy. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents runs an ad saying, "During Governor Smith’s term, the State lost one million jobs!" That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been, "During Governor Smith’s term, the State had a net gain of two million jobs."
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth. An ad might boast (自夸), "Nine out often doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples (疙瘩)." It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation. This kind of deceiving happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can be a lie as well.
The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to tell readers______.
选项
A、to think carefully about what they read and hear
B、to avoid leaving out important information
C、how to read advertisements
D、how to deal with liars
答案
A
解析
本题为推测题。文章第一段提出问题,后几段通过举例进一步说明生活中人们是怎样被“半实情”欺骗的。作者的意图很明显,是“to tell readers to think carefully about what they read and hear”,即选项A是正确答案。选项B.to avoid leaving out important information应该说是对那些试图欺骗他人的骗子的警示,即在任何宣传中都不应该忽略重要信息。选项C.how to read advertisements意为“告诉读者如何阅读广告”,在本文中并没有告诉读者如何这样去做。选项D.how to deal with liars意为“如何对付骗子”,作者也没有在文章中提到这点。
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