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题目题材：商业

gre argument 87题目：

The following appeared in a memo to managers of Christine's, a chain of craft stores.

"Several major newspapers have recently run articles noting an increased interest in pottery. The number of potters in this country has risen by eighteen percent in the past five years, and pottery is particularly gaining popularity on college campuses. In order to take advantage of these trends, Christine's should immediately begin carrying a larger volume of pottery supplies. Since several of our stores have recently experienced a decrease in sales of painting supplies, all store managers should reallocate shelf space from the painting area for the display of pottery. Stores should display posters showing pottery that is designed to appeal to college-age individuals. These actions will undoubtedly increase our profits dramatically."

提纲：

(1)The author unfairly assumes that people who interested in pottery will consequentially purchase pottery at Christine’s.

(2)The number of potters does not necessarily indicate the popularity of pottery.

(3)The author fails to consider the proportion of college consumers in our entire consumer population, and if they could afford expensive pottery, and how many profits could they bring for us.

(4)The author unfairly assumes that the trend of increasing interest in pottery, and decrease in sales of painting supplies will continue in the future.

(5)The fact that some of our stores experienced decrease in sales of painting supplies does not indicate that those goods are also losing popularity in all of our stores.

(6)Granted that the demand for painting supplies indeed decreased, painting supplies could still generate profits for our stores.

(7)The author fails to prove that the posters will surely attract college-age individuals.

(8)The profits of our stores will be influenced by many factors, thus adopting the manager’s proposal alone may not ensure profits sufficiently.

(9)Other measures could also be taken to increase profits.

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