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今天又更新了，居然含有不当内容，真是懒得吐槽。。。。

【1】
Woven baskets characterized by a particular distinctive pattern have previously been found only in the immediate vicinity of the prehistoric village of Palea and therefore were believed to have been made only by the Palean people. Recently, however, archaeologists discovered such a "Palean" basket in Lithos, an ancient village across the Brim River from Palea. The Brim River is very deep and broad, and so the ancient Paleans could have crossed it only by boat, and no Palean boats have been found. Thus it follows that the so-called Palean baskets were not uniquely Palean.
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
1. 一种有独特花纹的编织篮子以前只在史前村庄Palen发现过，因而被认为是只有 Palea居民才会制作这种篮子。
2. 然而最近，考古学家在一个与 Palea隔着 Brim河的古代村庄 Lithos 发现了这样一个 Palea篮子。
3. Brim河又深又宽，所以古代 Palea人只能坐船穿过它，但没有发现船只。因而可以断定所谓的 Palea篮子并不是 Palea所独有的。

1. Brim河又深又宽是现在还是历史上情况，还是古代的情况。
2. 这这里没有发现船只不代表这里在历史上没有船只使用，可能是别的地区的船只把篮子带过来的。
3. 判断篮子是不是一个地方独有不能看是否是现在只能在这里存在现在能够发掘出来，可能是由于后来传过来的？

【16】
In surveys Mason City residents rank water sports (swimming, boating, and fishing) among their favorite recreational activities. The Mason River flowing through the city is rarely used for these pursuits, however, and the city park department devotes little of its budget to maintaining riverside recreational facilities. For years there have been complaints from residents about the quality of the river's water and the river's smell. In response, the state has recently announced plans to clean up Mason River. Use of the river for water sports is, therefore, sure to increase. The city government should for that reason devote more money in this year's budget to riverside recreational facilities.
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
1. Mason城的最受喜爱的娱乐活动，比例怎么样，程度如何？
2. 河水治理不是一蹴而就的事情，今年就投入资金若干年后水质才会变好怎么办？
3. 投入少是否代表就是水平低，质量差？因而需要更多资金维护？

【17】【93】
The following appeared in a memorandum from the manager of WWAC radio station.
"To reverse a decline in listener numbers, our owners have decided that WWAC must change from its current rock-music format. The decline has occurred despite population growth in our listening area, but that growth has resulted mainly from people moving here after their retirement. We must make listeners of these new residents. We could switch to a music format tailored to their tastes, but a continuing decline in local sales of recorded music suggests limited interest in music. Instead we should change to a news and talk format, a form of radio that is increasingly popular in our area."
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
1. 这些退休人群的口味是怎么样的，他们倾向于听什么样的节目需要这样的补充。
2. 当地录制音乐销售的降低是否代表了人们就不再喜爱听音乐了？通过其他方式售出的音乐是否是增加了？如网络音乐商店等
3. 改变节目内容对于原有听众有什么影响?如果这种改变会造成更多的原有观众流失那么就不是一个好方案。

【18】【20】
The following is a memorandum from the business manager of a television station.
"Over the past year, our late-night news program has devoted increased time to national news and less time to weather and local news. During this period, most of the complaints received from viewers were concerned with our station's coverage of weather and local news. In addition, local businesses that used to advertise during our late-night news program have canceled their advertising contracts with us. Therefore, in order to attract more viewers to our news programs and to avoid losing any further advertising revenues, we should expand our coverage of weather and local news on all our news programs."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
1. 对于晚间新闻节目增加国内新闻，减少本地新闻和天气预报导致的抱怨可能是因为：观众们没有办法看到当地的天气和自己更关心的内容。但是这些抱怨的人还是在收看电视了，可以为了挽救收视率而做出一点改变。至于吸引更多的观众，言之不凿。
2. 当地商户减少广告可能是因为经济情况变差？而或是广告的效益不明显，既然通过节目内容难以显著改变收视率，那么对于广告商来说这样的举措是没有效果的。
3. 这里的抱怨所指的是晚间新闻这一档节目，文中的分析泛化了这个范围使得作用变得可疑。

【2】
The following appeared as part of a letter to the editor of a scientific journal.
"A recent study of eighteen rhesus monkeys provides clues as to the effects of birth order on an individual's levels of stimulation. The study showed that in stimulating situations (such as an encounter with an unfamiliar monkey), firstborn infant monkeys produce up to twice as much of the hormone cortisol, which primes the body for increased activity levels, as do their younger siblings. Firstborn humans also produce relatively high levels of cortisol in stimulating situations (such as the return of a parent after an absence). The study also found that during pregnancy, first-time mother monkeys had higher levels of cortisol than did those who had had several offspring."
Write a response in which you discuss one or more alternative explanations that could rival the proposed explanation and explain how your explanation(s) can plausibly account for the facts presented in the argument.
1. 最近一项十八只恒河猴的研究表明出生顺序对于个体的刺激程度有影响。
2. 这项研究表明，在刺激情况下（比如遇到陌生的猴子）第一只出生的猴子相比于他的兄弟姐妹来说释放出两倍于他们的荷尔蒙皮质醇，而这种激素的主要作用是增加身体的活跃度。
3. 第一个出生的人也在刺激情况下（父母在离开一会之后回来）释放出相对高的皮质醇。这项研究同时也发现在怀孕的时候，生第一胎的母亲相比于那些已经生过孩子的母亲来说有着更高皮质醇水平。

1. 研究样本数量太少，对于整体情况来说没有提供有力的证明。
2. 荷尔蒙皮质素的含量差别可能是由于猴子的年龄和成长造成的，先生出来的猴子经过发育其荷尔蒙释放的水平超过他的后生兄弟是合理的。仅仅以荷尔蒙皮质素作为衡量依据对于参照对比刺激这一个整体来说欠妥，他能够反映身体活动的加剧但可能是由于某种感情如害怕等引发的特定反映。
3. 研究样本和研究对比不明白，婴儿的皮质醇相对高是相对于什么水平来说的高并不明确，所以不能哪里充当论据。
4. 生第一胎的母亲和生过孩子的母亲对比是没有道理的：他们可能并不是兄弟姊妹而通过这样的方式对比完全无法说明题设中的推论是如何成立的。

【3】【171】
The following appeared as a letter to the editor from a Central Plaza store owner.
"Over the past two years, the number of shoppers in Central Plaza has been steadily decreasing while the popularity of skateboarding has increased dramatically. Many Central Plaza store owners believe that the decrease in their business is due to the number of skateboard users in the plaza. There has also been a dramatic increase in the amount of litter and vandalism throughout the plaza. Thus, we recommend that the city prohibit skateboarding in Central Plaza. If skateboarding is prohibited here, we predict that business in Central Plaza will return to its previously high levels."
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.
1. 过去两年，中央广场的购物者人数持续下降然而滑滑板的人却有明显增长。
2. 许多中央广场的店铺拥有着认为购物者人数的下降是因为广场上玩滑板的人数增加造成的。
3. 在广场上蓄意涂鸦的现象越来越严重，垃圾也更多了。
4. 如果广场上禁止滑滑板，我们预测中央广场上的人流会恢复从先。
INSTRUCTION analyze: 着力寻找对于这些问题的替代性解释是文章写作的关键。
1. 广场上的人流和下降和滑滑板人数之间存在什么关系，是不是由于广场上没有人了所以变得更加开阔从而使得这里更适合进行滑板运动从而导致滑滑板的人数有了增加？
2. 中央广场的人流下降是否是因为在附近开了更有吸引力的商圈导致来购物的人数下降，同时是否有可能是自己的管理存在了问题导致顾客不愿意来这里购物（垃圾增多）
3. 蓄意涂鸦是否会对商业造成影响，可能这里是个文化潮流街。这样的涂鸦符合这里的定位等等

【4】
The following appeared in a letter from a homeowner to a friend.
"Of the two leading real estate firms in our town—Adams Realty and Fitch Realty—Adams Realty is clearly superior. Adams has 40 real estate agents; in contrast, Fitch has 25, many of whom work only part-time. Moreover, Adams' revenue last year was twice as high as that of Fitch and included home sales that averaged $168,000, compared to Fitch's $144,000. Homes listed with Adams sell faster as well: ten years ago I listed my home with Fitch, and it took more than four months to sell; last year, when I sold another home, I listed it with Adams, and it took only one month. Thus, if you want to sell your home quickly and at a good price, you should use Adams Realty."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
1. 镇上有两家领先的房地产公司——Adams 和 Fitch，Adams很明显是领先者。
2. Adams有40个全职的房产代理人，而Fitch只有25个而且只是兼职的。
3. 除此之外 Adams 去年盈利差不多是 Fitch的两倍，Fitch的销售额只有144000而Adams有168000美元。
4. Adams卖房子也快一点，十年前我在Fitch卖一套房子用了四个月而现在在Adams卖另一所房子只用了一个月。
5. 因此要是想要迅速而又高价的出售你的房子还是选择Adams吧。

INSTRUCTION 要求着力分析隐含假设，并且讨论如果假设不成立会带来何种后果。
1．判断一个房地产公司的好坏不能够仅凭agent的人数和全职与否：一个房地产公司可能有很多人，而agent最大的作用是接触客户了解信息。Fitch的agent少，可能是他们效率高，公司有更高效的房源收集系统等等使得不需要这么多agent work for Fitch
2．两家房地产公司销售收入差别不大，然而却有两倍的盈利差别：盈利能力不能够代表公司竞争力的强弱，可以举例大型制造业公司如富士康和小型创业型公司之间的盈利能力有很大差别，但是他们的竞争力无法依照此标准进行对比。
3．对比有问题，十年前的情况和现在有很大变化，同样的出售房子的耗时也和当年和现在的出价有很大关系。依照这个单一的例子来说明A公司的销售速度比较快欠妥
4．文中并没有提及在A公司售卖自己的房屋能够卖的更高价钱，这个推论是不成立的。

【5】【173】【159】
"On Balmer Island, where mopeds serve as a popular form of transportation, the population increases to 100,000 during the summer months. To reduce the number of accidents involving mopeds and pedestrians, the town council of Balmer Island should limit the number of mopeds rented by the island's moped rental companies from 50 per day to 25 per day during the summer season. By limiting the number of rentals, the town council will attain the 50 percent annual reduction in moped accidents that was achieved last year on the neighboring island of Seaville, when Seaville's town council enforced similar limits on moped rentals."
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.
1. 在Balmer 岛上助动车是一种流行的出行方式，在夏天的几个月使用助动车出行的人数增加到十万人。
2. 为了减少和行人和助力车有关事故，Balmer镇议会应该限制助动车的租借¬——原来每天能出租50辆的出租公司在夏天每天只能租借25辆。
3. 通过实施这样的政策，镇议会能够像去年Seaville岛一样实现有关助力车事故减少50%的年度目标。

INSTURCTION给出的建议是否包含了论据的各个方面，对于文中未指出的问题给予考量。
1. 减少机动车的使用能够在一定程度上减少事故发生的几率，但是发生交通事故是否一定是骑助动车的人的问题，如果是行人的问题那么应该如何解决？
2. 租借的机动车只占总机动车一部分，限制租借的车辆不会使得助动车总量减少那么多。而且给每个公司定额25个，原来的公司可以分拆成两个都不违反法令地出租助动车。
3. Seaville 岛实现这样的目标，是否是因为他们采取了更为丰富的手段而非仅仅是限制租借这样一个措施。

【6】
Arctic deer live on islands in Canada's arctic regions. They search for food by moving over ice from island to island during the course of the year. Their habitat is limited to areas warm enough to sustain the plants on which they feed and cold enough, at least some of the year, for the ice to cover the sea separating the islands, allowing the deer to travel over it. Unfortunately, according to reports from local hunters, the deer populations are declining. Since these reports coincide with recent global warming trends that have caused the sea ice to melt, we can conclude that the purported decline in deer populations is the result of the deer's being unable to follow their age-old migration patterns across the frozen sea.

1. 北极鹿生活在加拿大的极地地区。
2. 它们在一年中在冰上从一个地方迁移到另外一个地方来寻找食物，他们的栖息地局限于足够温暖以保持植被。同样也在年中需要一定的严寒，它们需要在结冰的时候到达被分割的地方。
3. 不幸的是，据当地的猎人反应他们的数量正在下降。
4. 由于这则报道正好和全球变暖巧合，我们可以断定鹿群的减少是因为全球变暖导致冰川融化。鹿群不能像往常一样穿梭平常的冰冻地带。

1．当地猎人的反应能否切实地代表鹿群真实的数量变化，值得怀疑。
2．全球变暖是全球的总趋势，是否在极地地区使用需要补充其他证据。同时这个变暖的范围是否在尚可承受的范围之内，如果当今的温度上升仍然能够满足原有的温度条件那么就没有充分证据表示是由于迁徙问题造成了鹿群的减少。
3．提高了温度之后鹿群的生活是否会因为温度的上升而改善，比如在一片土地上的植被生长更为茂盛了。
4．即使羊群真的遇到的迁徙问题，那么对于他们的观察是否就会因为他们的活动而受到影响。（第一点补充）

【21】【23】【10】
Twenty years ago, Dr. Field, a noted anthropologist, visited the island of Tertia. Using an observation-centered approach to studying Tertian culture, he concluded from his observations that children in Tertia were reared by an entire village rather than by their own biological parents. Recently another anthropologist, Dr. Karp, visited the group of islands that includes Tertia and used the interview-centered method to study child-rearing practices. In the interviews that Dr. Karp conducted with children living in this group of islands, the children spent much more time talking about their biological parents than about other adults in the village. Dr. Karp decided that Dr. Field's conclusion about Tertian village culture must be invalid. Some anthropologists recommend that to obtain accurate information on Tertian child-rearing practices, future research on the subject should be conducted via the interview-centered method.
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation and the argument on which it is based are reasonable. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.
1. 20年前，人类学家Field博士访问了Tertia并使用了一种以观察为主的方式研究了Tertia的文化他对于那里的孩子的研究得出的结论是：全村人而不仅仅是他的父母养育了孩子。
2. 最近另一项由Krap博士进行的研究拜访了包括Tertia在内的小岛，采用了访谈为主的调查手段对于孩子养育的事实再次进行了调查。
3. 在Karp的调查中Tertia岛上的孩子较多的和自己的父母谈话而非是和岛上的其他成年人。所以Karp博士认为Field博士的结论是错误的。
4. 其他的人类学家提议为获得准确的Tertia岛上养育孩子的事实，未来的研究应该是以访谈性的为主。

1. 20年前的研究和现在的研究比起来，研究对象已经发生了变化。Tertia岛上的情况是否和20年前的一样不得而知。所以结论不可信
2. 研究手段不同导致的结果会有差异，以观察为主的研究方式往往观察的现象是：孩子经常到哪家去，或者他的一些表现。而访谈式的研究则更关心他们之间的交流和沟通，这会对于研究结果造成影响。
3. 和亲生父母说话更多不一定代表就是亲生父母养育的更多，而且由于访谈时研究的特征：需要父母和还在共同在场讨论所以很明显他们之间的交流会更多
4. 要想研究判断到底是谁的理论是正确不应该着重采用某一种调查手段而是应该两者通盘考虑或者考虑采取一种全新的更公正的调查手段。

【11】
The council of Maple County, concerned about the county's becoming overdeveloped, is debating a proposed measure that would prevent the development of existing farmland in the county. But the council is also concerned that such a restriction, by limiting the supply of new housing, could lead to significant increases in the price of housing in the county. Proponents of the measure note that Chestnut County established a similar measure ten years ago, and its housing prices have increased only modestly since. However, opponents of the measure note that Pine County adopted restrictions on the development of new residential housing fifteen years ago, and its housing prices have since more than doubled. The council currently predicts that the proposed measure, if passed, will result in a significant increase in housing prices in Maple County.
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the prediction and the argument on which it is based are reasonable. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the prediction.
1. 枫叶国议会正在关注国家的过度开发现象，正在进行有关限制发展现有农田的决议。
2. 但是议会也在担心通过限制新房的供应来限制的方法会导致房价飙升。
3. 板栗国十年前实行过类似的政策，放假仅有小幅上涨。
4. 松树国在十五年前的政策却导致了放假增长了两倍。
5. 议会现在认为实施这个方案之后将会使得枫叶国的放假大幅上涨。
1. 农田是否仅仅是只有建住宅这样一个用途，是否应该同样限制工业上的用地。
2. 房屋价格的上涨是由于供应不应求造成的，如果房屋市场本来就是供过于求的情况那么限制商品房的总量对于价格来说不会有过大的影响
3. 采用别处的例子套用到枫叶国上是不合适的，因为别处的情况与枫叶国可能不同。他们的差别可能造成政策实施的差别。所以推论存在问题，结果不可信。

【12】
Fifteen years ago, Omega University implemented a new procedure that encouraged students to evaluate the teaching effectiveness of all their professors. Since that time, Omega professors have begun to assign higher grades in their classes, and overall student grade averages at Omega have risen by 30 percent. Potential employers, looking at this dramatic rise in grades, believe that grades at Omega are inflated and do not accurately reflect student achievement; as a result, Omega graduates have not been as successful at getting jobs as have graduates from nearby Alpha University. To enable its graduates to secure better jobs, Omega University should terminate student evaluation of professors.
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
1. 十五年前Omega大学实行了一项学生评老师的政策使得教授们往往给学生更高的分数，学生平均分上涨了30%。
2. 潜在的客户看到成绩的上涨认为这是虚假的，不能反映出学生的成就
3. 而学生的就业情况还不如邻近的阿尔法大学
4. 为了帮助学生获得更好的工作，欧米茄大学应该停止学生评定教授的

1. 欧米茄大学分数上涨是否是因为学生素质确实提高，而非是由于评定的原因。
2. 阿尔法大学本身有可能就比欧米茄大学好，因此作为更高层次的大学他的学生就业情况也会好一点。
3. 停止评定之后也很那说给的分数就会有明显的下降，分数下降之后会不会赢得雇主的信任等问题都没有获得解答。

【13】
In an attempt to improve highway safety, Prunty County last year lowered its speed limit from 55 to 45 miles per hour on all county highways. But this effort has failed: the number of accidents has not decreased, and, based on reports by the highway patrol, many drivers are exceeding the speed limit. Prunty County should instead undertake the same kind of road improvement project that Butler County completed five years ago: increasing lane widths, resurfacing rough highways, and improving visibility at dangerous intersections. Today, major Butler County roads still have a 55 mph speed limit, yet there were 25 percent fewer reported accidents in Butler County this past year than there were five years ago.
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
1． P镇上的交通事故是否就是因为道路的问题引起的，驾驶员的驾驶习惯和当地法律法规的健全程度对于交通事故的发生概率是否有影响？
2．制定限速的措施难以奏效是因为还有很多驾驶员没有遵守驾驶规则，他们难则其咎
3． B镇的路修的更好，限速也更好不带表P镇实事一样的措施就能够完成一样的效果。
4． P镇最近才开始实施改革，而B镇已经实行了5年，两者相比可比性不强。

【14】
The following appeared as part of an article in a business magazine.
"A recent study rating 300 male and female Mentian advertising executives according to the average number of hours they sleep per night showed an association between the amount of sleep the executives need and the success of their firms. Of the advertising firms studied, those whose executives reported needing no more than 6 hours of sleep per night had higher profit margins and faster growth. These results suggest that if a business wants to prosper, it should hire only people who need less than 6 hours of sleep per night."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
1. 睡眠少是成功的原因还是结果需要区分：由于广告很成功所以工作量会很大因此作为每个经理他们的睡眠时间会很少。而非是由于睡眠时间少而导致公司成功
2. 广告公司的经验不一定适用于所有的公司其他公司可能是售卖技术和高端服务的，他们的成功不需要借鉴也不能照搬广告公司的经验
3. 不是每个人都是经理，雇员中也有各种层次的人。将它们按照同样的方法归类是有问题的。

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The following memorandum is from the business manager of Happy Pancake House restaurants.
"Recently, butter has been replaced by margarine in Happy Pancake House restaurants throughout the southwestern United States. This change, however, has had little impact on our customers. In fact, only about 2 percent of customers have complained, indicating that an average of 98 people out of 100 are happy with the change. Furthermore, many servers have reported that a number of customers who ask for butter do not complain when they are given margarine instead. Clearly, either these customers do not distinguish butter from margarine or they use the term 'butter' to refer to either butter or margarine."
Write a response in which you discuss one or more alternative explanations that could rival the proposed explanation and explain how your explanation(s) can plausibly account for the facts presented in the argument.
1. 2%的顾客抱怨不代表98%的顾客就对于人造黄油代替黄油感到满意：他们可能懒得抱怨，他们可能根本就没有尝出来味道等等
2. 拿人造黄油给顾客当做真正的黄油会给顾客一些误导，顾客没有很多抱怨是因为他们受了误导而非尝不出来。
3. 不能通过投诉的少来证明影响小：至少这2%的顾客认为使用人造黄油替代对它们造成了困扰。

【16】
In surveys Mason City residents rank water sports (swimming, boating, and fishing) among their favorite recreational activities. The Mason River flowing through the city is rarely used for these pursuits, however, and the city park department devotes little of its budget to maintaining riverside recreational facilities. For years there have been complaints from residents about the quality of the river's water and the river's smell. In response, the state has recently announced plans to clean up Mason River. Use of the river for water sports is, therefore, sure to increase. The city government should for that reason devote more money in this year's budget to riverside recreational facilities.
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
1. Mason城的最受喜爱的娱乐活动，比例怎么样，程度如何？
2. 河水治理不是一蹴而就的事情，今年就投入资金若干年后水质才会变好怎么办？
3. 投入少是否代表就是水平低，质量差？因而需要更多资金维护？

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The following appeared in a memorandum from the manager of WWAC radio station.
"To reverse a decline in listener numbers, our owners have decided that WWAC must change from its current rock-music format. The decline has occurred despite population growth in our listening area, but that growth has resulted mainly from people moving here after their retirement. We must make listeners of these new residents. We could switch to a music format tailored to their tastes, but a continuing decline in local sales of recorded music suggests limited interest in music. Instead we should change to a news and talk format, a form of radio that is increasingly popular in our area."
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
1. 这些退休人群的口味是怎么样的，他们倾向于听什么样的节目需要这样的补充。
2. 当地录制音乐销售的降低是否代表了人们就不再喜爱听音乐了？通过其他方式售出的音乐是否是增加了？如网络音乐商店等
3. 改变节目内容对于原有听众有什么影响?如果这种改变会造成更多的原有观众流失那么就不是一个好方案。

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The following is a memorandum from the business manager of a television station.
"Over the past year, our late-night news program has devoted increased time to national news and less time to weather and local news. During this period, most of the complaints received from viewers were concerned with our station's coverage of weather and local news. In addition, local businesses that used to advertise during our late-night news program have canceled their advertising contracts with us. Therefore, in order to attract more viewers to our news programs and to avoid losing any further advertising revenues, we should expand our coverage of weather and local news on all our news programs."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
1. 对于晚间新闻节目增加国内新闻，减少本地新闻和天气预报导致的抱怨可能是因为：观众们没有办法看到当地的天气和自己更关心的内容。但是这些抱怨的人还是在收看电视了，可以为了挽救收视率而做出一点改变。至于吸引更多的观众，言之不凿。
2. 当地商户减少广告可能是因为经济情况变差？而或是广告的效益不明显，既然通过节目内容难以显著改变收视率，那么对于广告商来说这样的举措是没有效果的。
3. 这里的抱怨所指的是晚间新闻这一档节目，文中的分析泛化了这个范围使得作用变得可疑。

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