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GMAT考试写作指导：Argument范文五

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63.         According to this newspaper article, the Cumquat Cafe made a mistake by
relocating one year ago. The author supports this claim by pointing out that Cumquat is
doing about the same volume of business as before it moved, while RoboWrench
plumbing¹ supply outlet², which took over Cumquat's old location, is apparently³ "doing
better" because its owners plan to open a new outlet in a nearby city. This argument
suffers from several critical flaws.
      To begin with, the two businesses are too dissimilar for meaningful comparison.
Cumquat's old location may simply have been better suited to hardware, plumbing, and
home improvement businesses than to cafes and restaurants. The article's claim that
Cumquat made a mistake in moving fails to take this possibility into account.
      Secondly⁴, the article's claim that RoboWrench is "doing better" since it took over
Cumquat's old location is too vague to be meaningful. The author fails to provide a
second term of this comparison. We are not informed whether RoboWrench is doing
better than before it moved, better than other plumbing stores, or better than Cumquat.
This uninformative comparison is worthless as evidence from which to judge the
wisdom of Cumquat's decision to relocate.
      Thirdly, the claim that RoboWrench is doing better is unwarranted by the
evidence. The mere⁵ fact that RoboWrench plans to open a new store in a nearby city
does not by itself establish that business is good. It is possible that the purpose of this
plan is to compensate⁶ for lackluster business at the current location. Or perhaps the
RoboWrench owners are simply exercising poor business judgment⁷.
      Finally, the claim that Cumquat made a mistake in moving may be too hasty, since
the conclusion is based on only one year's business at the new location. Moreover,
given the time it ordinarily takes for a business to develop a new customer base in a new
location, the fact that Cumquat's volume of business is about the same as before it
moved tends to show that the move was a good decision, not a mistake.
      In conclusion, the claim that Cumquat's move was a mistake is ill-founded, since
it is based on both poor and incomplete comparisons as welt as on a premature⁸
conclusion. To better assess the argument, we need to know what the author is
comparing RoboWrench's performance to; we also need more information about the
extent of RoboWrench's success at this location and why its owners are opening a new
store.

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1 plumbing
n.水管装置；水暖工的工作；管道工程v.用铅锤测量（plumb的现在分词）；探究
参考例句：
She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche. 她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。 They're going to have to put in new plumbing. 他们将需要安装新的水管。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 outlet
n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄
参考例句：
The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。 Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

3 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 secondly
adv.第二，其次
参考例句：
Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。 Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

5 mere
adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
参考例句：
That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。 It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

6 compensate
vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消
参考例句：
She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。 Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

7 judgment
n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见
参考例句：
The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。 He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

8 premature
adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的
参考例句：
It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。 The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

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