日期：2007-11-23 １２、The following appeared in a memo from the owner of Green Thumb Gardening Center, a small business serving a suburban town. There is evidence that consumers are becoming more and more interested in growing their own -vegetables. A national surve... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 １１、The following appeared in a memo from a vice president of Alta Manufacturing. During the past year, Alta Manufacturing had thirty percent more on-the-job accidents than nearby Panoply Industries, where the work shifts are one hour shorter than... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 １０、The following appeared in a memo from the mayor of the town of West Egg. Two years ago, our consultants predicted that West Eggs landfill, which is used for garbage disposal, would be completely filled within five years. During the past two yea... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 ９、The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a Batavia newspaper. The department of agriculture in Batavia reports that the number of dairy farms throughout the country is now 25 percent greater than it was 10 years ago. During this same t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 ８、The following appeared in a memorandum from a dean at Omega University. Fifteen years ago, Omega University implemented a new procedure that encouraged students to evaluate the teaching effectiveness of all their professors. Since that time, Omeg... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 ７、The following appeared in a memorandum issued by the strategic planning department at Omni Inc. Mesa Foods, a manufacturer of snack foods that currently markets its products within a relatively small region of the country, has strong growth poten... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 ６、The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Clearview newspaper. In the next mayoral election, residents of Clearview should vote for Ann Green, who is a member of the Good Earth Coalition, rather than for Frank Braun, a member of the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 ５、The following was written as a part of an application for a small business loan by a group of developers in the city of Monroe. A jazz music club in Monroe would be a tremendously profitable enterprise. Currently, the nearest jazz club is 65 mile... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 ４、Of the two leading real estate firms in our town---Adams Realty and Fitch Realty---Adams is clearly superior. Adams has 40 real estate agents. In contrast, Fitch has 25, many of whom work only part-time. Moreover, Adams revenue last year was twic... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 ３、The following appeared in a newspaper article about law firms in the city of Megalopolis. In Megalopolis, the number of law school graduates who went to work for large, corporate firms declined by 15% over the last three years, whereas an increas... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 ２、The following appeared in a letter sent by a committee of homeowners from the Deerhaven Acres to all homeowners in Deerhaven Acres. Seven years ago, homeowners in nearby Brookville community adopted a set of restrictions on how the communitys yar... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 １、The following appeared in a memorandum written by the vice president of Natures Way, a chain of stores selling health food and other health-related products. Previous experience has shown that our stores are most profitable in areas where residen... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. 1.The following is a recommendation from the dean at Foley College, a small liberal arts college, to the president of the college. Since college-bound students are increasingly concerned about job pr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. 1.The following appeared in a letter from the owner of the Sunnyside Towers apartment building to its manager. One month ago, all the showerheads on the first five floors of Sunnyside Towers were mod... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. 1.From a letter to the editor of a city newspaper. One recent research study has indicated that many adolescents need more sleep than they are getting, and another study has shown that many high scho... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. 1.The following is a letter that recently appeared in the Oak City Gazette, a local newspaper. Membership in Oak City's Civic Club---a club whose primary objective is to discuss local issues---should... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. 1.The following is a memorandum issued by the publisher of a newsmagazine, Newsbeat, in the country of Dinn. Our poorest-selling magazine issues over the past three years were those that featured int... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. 1.The following appeared in a letter from a department chairperson to the president of Pierce University. Some studies conducted by Bronston College, which is also located in a small town, reveal tha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. 1.The following appeared in a business magazine. As a result of numerous consumer complaints of dizziness and nausea, Promofoods requested that eight million cans of tuna be returned for testing last... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-23 Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. 1.In a study of reading habits of Leeville citizens conducted by the University of Leeville, most respondents said they preferred literary classics as reading material. However, a follow-up study con... 阅读全文>>