GMATARGUMENT题库.doc

题目要求： Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion. 正式题库： 1. The following appeared as part of an annual report sent to stockholders by Olympic Foods, a processor of frozen foods. “Over time, the costs of processing go down because as organizations learn how to do things better, they become more efficient. In color film processing, for example, the cost of a 3-by-5-inch print fell from 50 cents for five-day service in 1970 to 20 cents for one-day service in 1984. The same principle applies to the processing of food. And since Olympic Foods will soon celebrate its twenty-fifth birthday, we can expect that our long experience will enable us to minimize costs and thus maximize profits.” Gratuitous assumption: the conclusion of the argument is based on a gratuitous assumption that the company can minimize costs and maximize profits because the company has been in operation for 25 years. The author fails to cite any evidence to support that long experience of Olympic Foods will guarantee minimal costs and maximum(adj.) profits. False analogy: the food processing inidustry is not analogous to the color film processing industry. Difference between the two industries clearly outweigh the similarities, thus making the analogy highly invalid(无效的). Causal oversimplification: other factors that may contribute to the reduced cost of color film streamlining processing should be considered and ruled out. 2. The following appeared in a memorandum from the business department of the Apogee Compan