GMAT写作辅导：109题Argument范文（五）
<p> 5.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mercury">Mercury</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>-<span word="priced">priced</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bugle">Bugle</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mercurys">Mercurys</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="by">by</span> 10,000 <span word="readers">readers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mercury">Mercury</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bugle">Bugle</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mercury">Mercury</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</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="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>, <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> <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> 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> <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> <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> <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> <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> <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> <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>. <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> <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>
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