AA - Analysis of an Argument - 100606

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1、AnalysisofanArgumentQuestionsfortheGMAT®ExamThisdocumentcontainsallAnalysisofanArgumentquestionsusedontheGMAT®exam.Eachquestionisfollowedbythisstatement:Discusshowwellreasonedyoufindthisargument.Inyourdiscussionbesuretoanalyzethelineofreasoningandtheuseofevidenceintheargument.Forexample,youmayneed

2、toconsiderwhatquestionableassumptionsunderliethethinkingandwhatalternativeexplanationsorcounterexamplesmightweakentheconclusion.Youcanalsodiscusswhatsortofevidencewouldstrengthenorrefutetheargument,whatchangesintheargumentwouldmakeitmorelogicallysound,andwhat,ifanything,wouldhelpyoubetterevaluatei

3、tsconclusion.ThefollowingappearedaspartofanannualreportsenttostockholdersbyOlympicFoods,aprocessoroffrozenfoods:“Overtime,thecostsofprocessinggodownbecauseasorganizationslearnhowtodothingsbetter,theybecomemoreefficient.Incolorfilmprocessing,forexample,thecostofa3-by-5-inchprintfellfrom50centsforfi

4、ve-dayservicein1970to20centsforone-dayservicein1984.Thesameprincipleappliestotheprocessingoffood.AndsinceOlympicFoodswillsooncelebrateits25thbirthday,wecanexpectthatourlongexperiencewillenableustominimizecostsandthusmaximizeprofits.”Discusshowwellreasoned...etc.Thefollowingappearedinamemorandumfro

5、mthebusinessdepartmentoftheApogeeCompany:“WhentheApogeeCompanyhadallitsoperationsinonelocation,itwasmoreprofitablethanitistoday.Therefore,theApogeeCompanyshouldclosedownitsfieldofficesandconductallitsoperationsfromasinglelocation.Suchcentralizationwouldimproveprofitabilitybycuttingcostsandhelpingt

6、hecompanymaintainbettersupervisionofallemployees.”Discusshowwellreasoned...etc.Thefollowingappearedinamemorandumissuedbyalargecity’scouncilonthearts:“Inarecentcitywidepoll,15percentmoreresidentssaidthattheywatchtelevisionprogramsaboutthevisualartsthanwasthecaseinapollconductedfiveyearsago.Duringth

7、esepastfiveyears,thenumberofpeoplevisitingourcity’sartmuseumshasincreasedbyasimilarpercentage.Sincethecorporatefundingthatsupportspublictelevision,wheremostofthevisualartsprogramsappear,isnowbeingthreatenedwithse