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GRE写作成为横在中国学生的理想和现实之间的一大障碍，因此，如何攻克写作这道屏障，成为摆在我们面前的首要任务。

In conclusion, the recommendation for emulating Panoply's work-shift policy is not well

supported. To convince me that shorter work shifts would reduce Alta's on-the-job accident

rate, the author must provide clear evidence that work-shift length is responsible for some of

Alta's accidents. The author must also supply evidence to support her final conclusion that a

lower accident rate would in fact increase overall worker productivity.

Argument 12

The following appeared in a memo from the owner of Green Thumb Gardening Center, a small

business serving a suburban town.

"There is evidence that consumers are becoming more and more interested in growing their

own -vegetables. A national survey conducted last month indicated that many consumers were

dissatisfied with the quality of fresh vegetables available in supermarkets. And locally, the

gardening magazine Great Gardens has sold out at the Village News stand three months in a

row. Thus, we at Green Thumb Gardening Center can increase our profits by greatly

expanding the variety of vegetable seeds we stock for gardeners this coming spring."

In this memo the owner of Green Thumb Gardening Center (GT) concludes that GT could

increase its profits by expanding its stock of vegetable seeds. The owner cites a national

survey showing growing dissatisfaction with supermarket vegetables, and points out that a

certain gardening magazine has sold out at one local newsstand three months in a row. I find

the owner's argument weak, for three reasons.

First, by relying on the national survey to support its conclusion the argument depends on

the assumption that the level of satisfaction locally with store-bought groceries reflects national

levels. Yet the owner provides no evidence to support this assumption. It is possible that

residents of this town are quite satisfied with these vegetables. Without eliminating this

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possibility, the owner cannot rely on the national survey to conclude that this town's residents

would be interested in buying vegetable seeds from GT.

Secondly, by relying on the survey the argument assumes that consumers who are

dissatisfied with store-bought groceries are likely to grow their own vegetables instead.

However, the owner fails to provide any evidence to support this assumption. Perhaps

consumers are continuing to buy vegetables from grocery stores despite their dissatisfaction. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（95） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。GRE写作成为横在中国学生的理想和现实之间的一大障碍，因此，如何攻克写作这道屏障，成为摆在我们面前的首要任务。

Or perhaps this dissatisfaction is leading consumers to buy their vegetables from special

produce markets and vegetable stands instead of supermarkets. Since the owner has failed to

consider and rule out these possibilities, the owner's assertion that this town's dissatisfied

consumers would be eager to buy vegetable seeds from GT to grow their own vegetables

cannot be taken seriously.

Thirdly, the mere fact that a certain gardening magazine has recently sold out at one

newsstand in this town is scant evidence that the town's residents would be eager to buy

vegetable seeds from GT. Perhaps three months ago this newsstand decreased the number of

copies it stocks; or perhaps the magazine does not even concern itself with vegetable

gardening; or perhaps the only reason for this apparent increase in sales is that other

newsstands in town have stopped stocking the magazine. Given these possible scenarios, the

fact that one newsstand has sold every copy of the last three monthly issues proves nothing

about local trends in vegetable gardening.

In conclusion, the owner's argument is unpersuasive. To strengthen it the owner must

provide more convincing evidence that consumers in this town are actually becoming less

satisfied with supermarket vegetables, and that as a result they are buying fewer such

vegetables. To better evaluate the argument we would need more information about

alternative sources of vegetables for local consumers--for example, the number and quality of

produce stands. We would also need to know why the newsstand's copies of the gardening

magazine sold out.

Argument 13

The following appeared in a newsletter offering advice to investors.

"Over 80 percent of the respondents to a recent survey indicated a desire to reduce their

intake of foods containing fats and cholesterol, and today low-fat products abound in many

food stores. Since many of the food products currently marketed by Old Dairy Industries are

high in fat and cholesterol, the company's sales are likely to diminish greatly and their profits

will no doubt decrease. We therefore advise Old Dairy stockholders to sell their shares and

other investors not to purchase stock in this company." 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（95） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。GRE写作成为横在中国学生的理想和现实之间的一大障碍，因此，如何攻克写作这道屏障，成为摆在我们面前的首要任务。

This excerpt from an investment newsletter cites a recent study in which 80% of

respondents indicated a desire to reduce their consumption of high-fat and high-cholesterol

foods, then points out that food stores are well-stocked with low-fat food products. Based on

this evidence the newsletter predicts a significant decline in sales and profits for Old Dairy

(OD), a producer of dairy products high in fat and cholesterol, and advises investors not to own

OD stock. I find this advice specious, on several grounds.

First, the excerpt fails to assure me that the survey results accurately reflect the desires of

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most consumers, or that the results accurately predict consumer behavior. Without evidence

that the respondents' desires are representative of those of the overall population where OD

products are sold, it is hasty to draw any conclusions about future food buying habits from the

survey. Moreover, common sense informs me that consumers do not necessarily make

food-purchase decisions in strict accordance with their expressed desires. Thus as it stands

the statistic that the newsletter cites amounts to scant evidence that OD sales and profits will

decline in the future.

Secondly, the fact that low-fat foods are in abundant supply in food stores does not

necessarily indicate an increasing demand for low-fat dairy products or a diminishing demand

for high-fat dairy products. Absent evidence to the contrary, it is quite possible that consumers

are buying other types of low-fat foods but are still demanding high fat in their dairy products.

For that matter, it is entirely possible that food stores are well-stocked with low-fat foods

because actual demand has not met the demand anticipated by the stores.

Thirdly, even assuming an indisputable consumer trend toward purchasing more low-fat

daizy products and fewer high-fat dairy products, the newsletter concludes too hastily that OD

profits will decline as a result. OD can always raise the price of its dairy products to offset

declining sales, and given a sufficient demand OD might still turn a profit, despite the general

consumer trend. Besides, profit is a function of not just revenue but also expenses. Perhaps

OD expenses will decline by a greater amount than its revenue; if so, then OD profits will

increase despite falling revenues.

In sum, without additional information prudent investors should refrain from following the

newsletter's advice. To better assess the soundness of this advice it would be helpful to know

the following: (1) the demographic profile of the survey's respondents; (2) the extent to which

consumer desires regarding food intake accord with their subsequent behavior; (3) the extent

of OD loyalty among its regular retail customers who might continue to prefer OD products

over low-fat products even at higher prices; and (4) the extent to which OD might be able to

reduce expenses to offset any revenue loss resulting from diminishing sales of OD products. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（95） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。