GMAT Argument 137重新选题
写作题目
收起The following appeared as part of an article in a weekly newsmagazine:
"The country of Oleum can best solve the problem of its balance of trade deficit by further increasing the tax on its major import, crude oil. After Oleum increased the tax on imported crude oil four months ago, consumption of gasoline declined by 20 percent. Therefore, by imposing a second and significantly higher tax increase next year, Oleum will dramatically decrease its balance of trade deficit."
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.
答题辅导
收起题目翻译
Oleum国可以通过增加它的主要进口物原油的税收来解决贸易逆差的平衡问题。从4个月前Oleum增加了进口原油税以后,汽油的消费减少了20%。因此,通过在下一年征收第二种明显更高的税种,Oleum将显著降低他的贸易逆差。