GMAT Argument 81重新选题
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收起The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a popular science and technology magazine:
“It is a popular myth that consumers are really benefiting from advances in agricultural technology. Granted, consumers are, on the average, spending a decreasing proportion of their income on food. But consider that the demand for food does not rise in proportion with real income. As real income rises, therefore, consumers can be expected to spend a decreasing proportion of their income on food. Yet agricultural technology is credited with having made our lives better.”
Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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一个流行的荒诞说法是消费者确实从农业技术的提高中获利。一般而言,获利被认为体现在消费者花在食物上的钱占他们收入的比例越来越小。但是,考虑到人们对食物的需求不会随着他们的收入的增长而增长。因此随着绝对收入的增加,消费者们就可以指望他们花在食物上的钱的比例会下降。而农业技术却据此被说成让我们的生活变得更好的原因。