GMAT写作辅导：109题Argument范文（三）
<p> 3. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="memorandum">memorandum</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="citywide">citywide</span> <span word="poll">poll</span>, <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="appear">appear</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reallocated">reallocated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="television">television</span>. <span word="Discuss">Discuss</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="reasoned">reasoned</span>... <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="concludes">concludes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="allocate">allocate</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="television">television</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>: <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="proportionally">proportionally</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="visual">visual</span>-<span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assumption">assumption</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="art">art</span>-<span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="art">art</span>-<span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="statistically">statistically</span> <span word="correlated">correlated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visual">visual</span>-<span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span>.</p>
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