GMAT考试写作指导：Argument范文八五
<p> 5. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="recommending">recommending</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mercury">Mercury</span>,</p><p> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bugle">Bugle</span>. <span word="This">This</span></p><p> <span word="recommendation">recommendation</span> <span word="responds">responds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mercury">Mercury</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span></p><p> 5-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bugle">Bugle</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="publishers">publishers</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span></p><p> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mercury">Mercury</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="readership">readership</span>, <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span></p><p> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="readership">readership</span> <span word="attracts">attracts</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="advertisers">advertisers</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span> <span word="is">is</span></p><p> <span word="problematic">problematic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="respects">respects</span>.</p><p> <span word="While">While</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="to">to</span></p><p> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="advertisers">advertisers</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subscription">subscription</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span></p><p> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="readers">readers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span> <span word="assumes">assumes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="factor">factor</span></p><p> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="readership">readership</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>.</p><p> <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mercury">Mercury</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="that">that</span></p><p> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="exodus">exodus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="subscription">subscription</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mercurys">Mercurys</span></p><p> <span word="popularity">popularity</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="displeased">displeased</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accuracy">accuracy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span></p>
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