GRE作文ARGUMENT范文—实例

Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. 1.The following is a memorandum issued by the publisher of a newsmagazine, Newsbeat, in the country of Dinn.
"Our poorest-selling magazine issues over the past three years werethose that featured international news stories on their front covers.Over the same period, competing news-magazines have significantlydecreased the number of cover stories that they devote to internationalnews. Moreover, the cost of maintaining our foreign bureaus to reporton international news is increasing. Therefore, we should decrease ouremphasis on international news and refrain from displaying such storieson our magazine covers."
2.The following recommendation was made by the president andadministrative staff of Grove College, a private institution, to thecollege's governing committee.
"We recommend that Grove College preserve its century-old traditionof all-female education rather than admit men into its programs. It istrue that a majority of faculty members voted in favor of coeducation,arguing that it would encourage more students to apply to Grove. Buteighty percent of the students responding to a survey conducted by thestudent government wanted the school to remain all female, and overhalf of the alumni who answered a separate survey also opposedcoeducation. Keeping the college all-female, therefore, will improvemorale among students and convince alumni to keep supporting thecollege financially."
3.The following appeared in a letter to the school board in the town of Centerville.
"All students should be required to take the driver's educationcourse at Centerville High School. In the past two years severalaccidents in and around Centerville have involved teenage drivers.Since a number of parents in Centerville have complained that they aretoo busy to teach their teenagers to drive, some other instruction isnecessary to ensure that these teenagers are safe drivers.
Although there are two driving schools in Centerville, parents on atight budget cannot afford to pay for driving instruction. Therefore aneffective and mandatory program sponsored by the high school is theonly solution to this serious problem."
4.The following is a memorandum from the sales director to the president of the Healthy-and-Good food company.
"A recent study indicates that Venadial, a new margarine currentlyproduced only in the country of Alta, actually reduces cholesterollevels. Derived from the resin of pine trees, Venadial works byactivating a metabolic response that is not yet well understood.However, cholesterol levels fell ten to fifteen percent amongparticipants in the study who consumed Venadial daily, and the risk ofheart attack by one-third. In addition, the new margarine is so popularthat stores in Alta are unable to keep it on their shelves. Therefore,if our company obtains the exclusive right to sell Venadialinternationally, our profits are sure to increase substantially withina very short time."