新gre红宝书：GRE作文范文大全（150）
Gre写作是美国所有作文考试中时刻最长而质量要求最高的一类作文考试，而在短期内提高gre写作能力不是一天两天可以完成额，所以我们在备考2011新gre写作时必然要对问题问题深切的剖析，体味以下优异范文的文章结构，以提高新gre写作的整体分数。
"There is now evidence that the relaxed manner of living in small towns promotes better health
and greater longevity than does the hectic pace of life in big cities. Businesses in the small
town of Leeville report fewer days of sick leave taken by individual workers than do businesses
in the nearby large city of Mason City. Furthermore, Leeville has only one physician for its one
thousand residents, but in Mason City the proportion of physicians to residents is five times as
high. And the average age of Leeville residents is significantly higher than that of Mason City
residents. These findings suggest that people seeking longer and healthier lives should
consider moving to small communities."
This newspaper story concludes that living in a small town promotes health and longevity.
The story's author bases this conclusion on a comparison between the small town of LeeviUe
and nearby Mason City, a much larger town. However, careful scrutiny of the author's evidence
reveals that it lends no credible support to the author's conclusion.
A threshold problem with the argument is that the author draws a general conclusion about
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the effect of a town's size on the health and longevity of its residents based only on
characteristics of two towns. The author provides no evidence that these two towns (or their
residents) are representative of other towns their size. In other words, this limited sample
simply does not warrant any general conclusions about the effect of a town's size on the health
and longevity of its residents.
Next, the author cites the fact that the incidence of sick leave in Leeville is less than in
Mason City. This evidence would lend support to the argument only if the portion of local
residents employed by local businesses were nearly the same in both towns, and only if the
portion of employees who are local residents were nearly the same in both towns. Moreover, in
relying on this evidence the author assumes that the portion of sick employees who actually
take sick leave is nearly the same in both towns. In short, without showing that the two towns
are similar in these ways, the author cannot draw any reliable comparisons about the overall
health of the towns' residents--or about the impact of town size on health.
The author also cites the fact that Mason City has five times as many physicians per
resident than Leeville. However, any number of factors besides the health of the towns'
residents might explain this disparity. For example, perhaps Leeville residents choose to travel
to Mason City for physician visits. Without ruling out such explanations, these
physician-resident ratios prove nothing about the comparative health of LeeviUe and Mason
City residents---or about the impact of town size on health.
Finally, the author cites the fact that the average age of Leeville residents is higher than that
of Mason City residents. However, any number of factors might explain this disparity. For
example, perhaps Leeville is a retirement community, while Mason City attracts younger
working people. For that matter, perhaps LeeviUe is comprised mainly of former Mason City
residents whose longevity is attributable chiefly to their former life-style in Mason City. In any
event, the author cannot justify the conclusion that this disparity in average age is due to the
difference in size between the two towns.
In conclusion, the argument that small-town living promotes good health and longevity is
unpersuasive as it stands. To strengthen the argument the author must provide clear evidence
that the overall population of Leeville, not just employees in LeeviUe, is healthier than that of
Mason City. The author must also provide strong evidence that Leeville and Mason City
residents visit local physicians whenever they become sick. Finally, to better evaluate the
argument we would need more information about why the average age of Leeville residents
exceeds that of Mason City residents. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（150） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。Gre写作是美国所有作文考试中时刻最长而质量要求最高的一类作文考试，而在短期内提高gre写作能力不是一天两天可以完成额，所以我们在备考2011新gre写作时必然要对问题问题深切的剖析，体味以下优异范文的文章结构，以提高新gre写作的整体分数。
Argument 118
The following appeared in a memorandum from the general manager of KNOW radio station.
"Several factors indicate that radio station KNOW should shift its programming from
rock-and-roll music to a continuous news format. Consider, for example, the number of older
people in our listening area has increased dramatically, while the total number of our listeners
has recently declined. Also, music stores in our area report decreased sales of recorded music.
Finally, continuous news stations in neighboring cities have been very successful, and a
survey taken just before the recent election shows that local citizens are interested in
becoming better informed about politics."
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This memo recommends that KNOW radio station shift from rock-and-roll (R&R) music
programming to all-news programming. To support this recommendation the manager points
out that the number of KNOW listeners is decreasing while the number of older people in
KNOW's listening area is increasing. The manager also points out that area sales of music
recordings are in decline, and that a recent survey suggests that local residents are becoming
better informed about politics. Finally, the manager cites the success of aU-news stations in
nearby cities. Careful scrutiny of the manager's argument reveals several unproven
assumptions, which render it unconvincing.
First, the manager unfairly assumes that the decline in the number of KNOW listeners is
attributable to the station's current format. Perhaps the decline is due instead to KNOW's
specific mix of R&R music, or to transmission problems at the station. Without ruling out these
and other feasible reasons for the decline, the manager cannot convince me that changing the
format would reverse the trend.
Secondly, the manager's assumption that older people favor all-news programming is
unsupported. Perhaps KNOW listeners are dedicated R&R fans who will continue to prefer this
type of programming as they grow older. Or perhaps as KNOW's regular audience ages it will
prefer a mix of R&R and news programming--rather than one format to the total exclusion of
the other. Besides, the number of young people in the listening area might be increasing as
well. In short, the mere fact that the number of older people in KNOW's listening area is
increasing suggests nothing about KNOW's best programming strategy.
Thirdly, a decrease in local music recording sales is scant evidence that KNOW should
eschew music in favor of an all-news format. Although overall music sales are in decline,
perhaps sales of R&R recordings are actually increasing while sales of all other types of music
recordings are decreasing. For that matter, perhaps people who buy music recordings are
generally not the same people who listen to music on the radio. Either scenario, if true, would
seriously undermine the manager's contention that KNOW should discontinue R&R
programming.
Fourth, it is unfair to conclude from one survey suggesting that local residents are becoming
better informed about politics that they are becoming less interested in listening to R&R music,
or that they are becoming more interested in listening to news. After all, news embraces many
topics in addition to politics. Besides, there is no reason why people interested in politics
cannot also be interested in listening to R&R music. Moreover, a single survey taken just prior
to an election is poor evidence that local residents' piqued interest in politics is sustainable.
Finally, it is unwarranted to infer from the success of all-news stations in nearby dries that
KNOW will also succeed by following the same format. Those stations might owe their success
to their powerful transmitters, popular newscasters, or other factors. Besides, the very success
of these stations suggests that the area's radio listeners might favor those well-established
news providers over the fledgling all-news KNOW. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（150） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。Gre写作是美国所有作文考试中时刻最长而质量要求最高的一类作文考试，而在短期内提高gre写作能力不是一天两天可以完成额，所以我们在备考2011新gre写作时必然要对问题问题深切的剖析，体味以下优异范文的文章结构，以提高新gre写作的整体分数。
In sum, the manager's evidence accomplishes little toward supporting the manager's
argument for the proposed format shift. To further bolster the argument the manager must
provide better evidence, perhaps by way of a reliable survey, that people within KNOW's
listening area are becoming more interested in news and less interested in R&R music--or any
other kind of music. The manager must also show that an all-news format would be more
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popular than a mixed format of music and news, and that a significant number of people would
prefer KNOW's all-news programming over that of other stations in the listening area.
Argument No. 119 Solano's music education programs
This letter concludes that Solano school district should discontinue its music programs
altogether. To justify this conclusion the author points out that only 20% of Solano's students
enroll in music classes and that few Solano students pursue music as a major course of study
in college. The author also points out that in nearby Rutherford student grades increased the
year after that district discontinued music education. This argument is problematic in several
critical respects.
A threshold problem with the argument is that it relies on certain implicit assumptions about
the value of music education. Specifically, the author assumes that any education program is
valuable only to the extent that it enhances overall grades and only if students choose to
pursue that course of study in college. Such normative assumptions are dubious at best;
common sense tells me that the chiefvalue of music education, like that of art or physical
education, lies in its contribution to the full development of a child, not in its influence on
grades or choice of career. Without addressing this issue, the author's condusion can be
dismissed out of hand.
Another problem with the argument involves the implicit claim that only 20% of Solano
students enroll in music courses because they are uninterested in music. This da/m assumes
that students have a choice in what courses they take in the first place; yet we are not informed
that this is the case. It also unfairly assumes that no other factor influences students' decisions
about whether to enroll in music courses. Perhaps Solano's current music teachers are
unpopular; or perhaps the district lacks sufficient funds to meet current demand for music
courses or to provide adequate facilities and instruments for more students. Since the author
has not ruled out these other possible explanations for the low enrollment rate, the author's
implicit claim that Solano students are not interested in music is doubtful at best.
Yet another problem with the argument involves the implicit claim that music education is not
worthwhile because few Solano students pursue music as a college major. This claim
assumes that all Solano students pursuing a career in music attend college in the first place;
yet this is not necessarily the case. The claim also assumes that Solano students are properly
advised about choosing their college major; yet it is entirely possible that Solano's high school
advisors dissuade students from pursuing music. Since the author fails to rule out these
possibilities, the fact that few Solano students pursue music in college lends little credible
support for the author's conclusion. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（150） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。