2012GRE备考：GRE作文范文大全（128）
GRE考试形式：中国大陆地区、香港、澳门、韩国目前执行分开考试的形式。由机考（分析性写作）和笔试（语文、数学）组成。
First of all, the speaker ignores the possibility that replacing less popular books with more
copies of popular new novels will undermine the library's primary function as a repository of a
wide variety of books for free public access. New books are available at bookstores, whereas
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older, less popular ones are not. Thus the library might lose the patronage of a large
percentage of the community should it adopt the plan.
Secondly, the speaker unfairly implies that the library has only two options: to maintain the
status quo or to follow the proposed plan. Some other alternative---one that wou,Ud appease
protesters while preserving community support--might provide an optimal long-term solution.
For example, perhaps the library can remove books that have not been borrowed for three
years or for five years, rather than for one year. Although this alternate plan would free up less
shelf space than the current plan, it would nevertheless make room for the most popular new
books.
Finally, the mere fact that only thirty people have protested the plan accomplishes litde
toward supporting the speaker's argument--for two reasons. First, this statistic is scant
evidence that the community at large would support the plan; it is entirely possible that many
opponents have simply not voiced their opposition. Second, the thirty protesters might very
well be in a position to influence many other people; or they might be among the library's most
significant financial patrons. In either event, ignoring these protesters might result in the
ultimate loss of community or financial support the library needs to thrive, or even survive. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（128） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。GRE考试形式：中国大陆地区、香港、澳门、韩国目前执行分开考试的形式。由机考（分析性写作）和笔试（语文、数学）组成。
In sum, the library's plan seems neither well-reasoned nor well-supported. To strengthen her
position, the speaker must convince me that the plan is the only viable option to maintaining
the status quo. To better assess the plan's impact on the library's value as a community
resource, I would need to know what percentage of the library's current inventory would be
replaced under the plan. I would also need to know the extent of influence among the thirty
protesters, and the extent of support for the plan among the vast majority of community
members who have not voiced their opinions about it.
Argument 73
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
modified to restrict the water flow to approximately 1/3 of its original force. Although actual
readings of water usage before and after the adjustment are not yet available, the change will
obviously result in a considerable savings for Sunnyside Corporation, since the corporation
must pay for water each month. Except for a few complaints about low water pressure, no
problems with showers have been reported since the adjustment. Clearly, restricting water flow
throughout all the 20 floors of Sunnyside Towers will increase our profits further."
In this letter, the owner of an apartment building concludes that low-flow shower heads
should be installed in showers on all 20 floors of the building, for the purpose of saving money.
To support this conclusion, the owner cites the fact that since installing low-flow heads in
showers on the bottom five floors only a few tenants have complained about low water
pressure, and that no other problems with showers have been reported. However, this
evidence provides little credible support for the owner's argument, as discussed below.
In the first place, the argument depends on the assumption that installation of low-flow
heads on the first five floors has resulted in lower water costs for the owner. However, this
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need not be the case. It is equally possible that tenants on these floors compensate for lower
flow by either taking longer showers or by opening their shower valves further than they would
otherwise. It is also possible that water pressure, and therefore water usage, on the remaining
floors has increased as a result. It is even possible that during the month since installation
many of the tenants on the bottom five floors have been absent from the building, and this fact
explains why few tenants have complained. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（128） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。GRE考试形式：中国大陆地区、香港、澳门、韩国目前执行分开考试的形式。由机考（分析性写作）和笔试（语文、数学）组成。
In the second place, the owner ignores possible indirect consequences of installing lowflow
shower heads on all 20 floors--consequences that in turn might adversely affect the owner's
net operating income. For example, the more low-flow installations the more likely that one or
more tenants will become disgruntled and vacate as a result. In fact, the owner has admitted
that at least a few tenants have complained about these new shower heads. High tenant
turnover might very well serve to increase the owner's overall operating costs.
In the third place, in order to reasonably conclude that low-flow heads will reduce total water
usage in the building the owner must assume that other water uses will remain constant in the
future. However, this will not necessarily be the case. Perhaps the water supplier will raise
rates, or perhaps current tenants will be replaced by other tenants who use more water.
Without ruling out such possibilities the owner cannot justifiably conclude that his total water
costs will decrease after installing low-flow heads in every shower.
In conclusion, the argument is unconvincing as it stands. To strengthen it the owner must
provide clear evidence that the use of a low-flow shower head in fact reduces total water
usage. To better assess the argument we would need figures comparing water usage before
and after installation. We would also need to know how many of the bottom five floors were
occupied since the new heads were installed, and whether the tenants on these floors are
likely to use more or less water than tenants on the upper floors.
Argument 74
The following is a recommendation from the director of personnel to the president of
Professional Printing Company.
"In a recent telephone survey of automobile factory workers, older employees were less likely
to report that having a supervisor present increases their productivity. Among workers aged 18
to 29, 27 percent said that they are more productive in the presence of their immediate
supervisor, compared to 12 percent for those aged 30 or over, and only 8 percent for those
aged 50 or over. Clearly, if our printing company hires mainly older employees, we will
increase productivity and save money because of the reduced need for supervisors."
In this argument the personnel director of Professional Printing Company (PPC)
recommends hiring older workers in order to increase productivity, as well as to save money by
reducing costs of supervision. To support this recommendation, the director cites an
auto-industry telephone survey ostensibly showing that older workers are generally less
productive under close supervision than otherwise, whereas younger workers are generally
more productive under close supervision than otherwise. This argument is flawed in several
critical respects. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（128） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。
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