刘文勇GRE写作Argument题库 Day 67

Day 67 Despite its downtown location, the Rialto Movie Theater, a local institution for five decades, must make big changes or closeits doors forever

The following appeared as part of a business plan developed by the manager of the Rialto Movie Theater.

“Despite its downtown location, the Rialto Movie Theater, a local institution for five decades, must make big changes or close its doors forever. It should follow the example of the new Apex Theater in the mall outside of town. When the Apex opened last year, it featured a video arcade, plush carpeting and seats, and a state-of-the-art sound system. Furthermore, in a recent survey, over 85 percent of respondents reported that the high price of newly released movies prevents them from going to the movies more than five times per year. Thus, if the Rialto intends to hold on to its share of a decreasing pool of moviegoers, it must offer the same features as Apex.”

Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation is likely to have the predicted result. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.

五问：

（1）“Despite its downtown location, the Rialto Movie Theater, a local institution for five decades”和“ When the Apex opened last year, it featured a video arcade, plush carpeting and seats, and a state-of-the-art sound system. Furthermore, in a recent survey, over 85 percent of respondents reported that the high price of newly released movies prevents them from going to the movies more than five times per year”是事实， “It should follow the example of the new Apex Theater in the mall outside of town”是结论，值得反驳吗？

（2）本文属于比较典型的类比论证式题目，请大家先试着回顾一下：一个有效的类比论证需要达成哪些条件？ Rialto与Apex是否满足了这些类比的条件呢？

（3）Apex与Rialto的地理位置是否相同？如果不同，这会对两者的经营状况产生哪些影响？例如： Apex位于城外的购物中心内，也许很多人是去购物而不是专门去看电影的。

（4）原文提供了一项调查研究作为论据，这项调查研究的哪些信息可能与Rialto改变策略相关，但原文却没有交代清楚？ Apex的经营策略可以解决调查所反映出的问题吗？原文是否给出了足够的信息？没有信息表明 Apex的豪华设施吸引了许多因电影票价贵而减少去影院次数的顾客，所以并不能说明如果 Rialto借鉴了 Apex的做法，顾客就会增加。

（5）新电影的高票价使得部分受调查的人每年去电影院看电影的次数不会超过五次，就意味着电影市场正在萎缩吗？这 85%的回应者具有代表性吗？这些人是否可能属于低收入群体，比如学生群体？原来每年看几次电影？受访者是否说了真话？