200.Outsourcing is the practice of obtaining from an independent supplier a product or service that a company has previously provided for itself. Since a company’s chief objective is to realize the highest possible year-end profits, any product or service that can be obtained from an independent supplier for less than it would cost the company to provide the product or service on its own should be outsourced.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) If a company decides to use independent suppliers for a product, it can generally exploit the vigorous competition arising among several firms that are interested in supplying that product.
(B) Successful outsourcing requires a company to provide its suppliers with information about its products and plans that can fall into the hands of its competitors and give them a business advantage.
(C) Certain tasks, such as processing a company’s payroll, are commonly outsourced, whereas others, such as handling the company’s core business, are not.
(D) For a company to provide a product or service for itself as efficiently as an independent supplier can provide it, the managers involved need to be as expert in the area of that product or service as the people in charge of that product or service at an independent supplier are.
(E) When a company decides to sue an independent supplier for a product or service, the independent supplier sometimes hires members of the company’s staff who formerly made the product or provided the service that the independent supplier now supplies.
The passage argues that a company should obtain a needed product or service from an outside supplier whenever a comparison between the price the outside supplier asks and the cost of a company’s making that product or service for itself shows the outside supplier’s price to be lower. The reason given is that doing so will lower the company’s cost and so contribute to its profits.
The question asks you to identify the answer choice that weakens this argument. The correct answer, therefore, will give a reason why using an outside supplier might not help the company’s profitability even though the price the outside supplier asks is low.
Choice B is the best answer since the possible leakage of sensitive information to the company’s competitors is a hidden cost of relying on outside suppliers and gives a reason why outsourcing might not, ultimately, enhance profitability even if it offers an immediate reduction in costs.
Choices A and D are incorrect because they present benefits of outsourcing, not drawbacks-choice A refers to competition between independent suppliers, and choice D refers to the experienced management ability available. Information about which tasks are in fact commonly outsourced (choice C) does not affect the argument, which is about what tasks should be outsourced. Choice E points out a common consequence of outsourcing, but presents no disadvantage of this consequence to the company.
这道题目对提亮的部分很疑惑。说的我也很绕
有点搞不明白解释中which，what的区别了。请谁帮解释一下
这道题，我主要的疑惑是：题目中说了，any product or service that can be obtained from an independent supplier for less than it would cost the company to provide the product or service on its own should be outsourced.既然是any task都可以被outsouce了，那么C中说出了不能被外包的task，weaken得很对啊！！再昏。
请指点。
文章说的是为了实现利益最大化，需要从独立的供货商那里外购产品和服务。
问题是要削弱.
B说的是，外构时需提供给供货商关于产品和计划的信息，这可能会被供货商卖给他们的竞争对手，这削弱了上面的观点，是正确答案。 这是问别人的想法，我觉得c是无关选项。
本题论证是：外购价格小于自主研发价格－－＞应该外购－－＞获得profitability.
B针对虽然外购价格小于自主研发价格，外购的隐形成本使企业不能获得profitablity来削弱，属于断桥。
C的FOCUS在企业的TASK是否常见，与成本，价格等无关。楼上的疑惑主要在这里的any task有个前提就是外购价格小于自主研发价格，也就是that can be obtained from an independent supplier for less than it would cost the company to provide the product or service on its own 这个从句的意思。C中两种TASK没有说明价格的关系。B举出了一个满足从句的反例，所以削弱。
Information about which tasks are in fact commonly outsourced (choice C) does not affect the argument, which is about what tasks should be outsourced.
第一个which指“哪一个”，第二个which引导非限定定语从句，指argument。what翻译为“什么”。这句话翻译：关于哪个工作实际上被普遍外购的信息对论述没有影响，该论述是关于什么工作应该外购。
逻辑连：有些产品外包更便宜，所以外包这些产品，
C说这些产品里面,有些不外包，削弱，有些外包，加强，也不知是加强还是削弱，所以out of line
这就是紫草MM说过的“把一个集合内部分类后进行比较”，典型无关方式。
原文针对全集而言，如果选项反对其中一部分，算不算削弱？如果否定一部分的同时肯定另一部分，就属于没有方向性，无关。如果确实针对全集中的一部分否定，且只否定没肯定，还是算削弱的。
“把一个集合内部分类后进行比较”，典型无关方式
这个很经典！赞
其实问题不是OUTSOURCE本身的PROFITABILITY上，而是在THE CONSEQUENCE OF OUTSOURCE上， 其实只要有任何OUTSOURCE对公司不利的方面，就可以推翻论点了。
信息给了竞争对手，就说明profit 下降么？
请解释！
信息给了竞争对手，就说明profit 下降么？
请解释！
the risk of lower profit
不是很明白
Choice B is the best answer since the possible leakage of sensitive information to the company’s competitors is a hidden cost of relying on outside suppliers and gives a reason why outsourcing might not, ultimately, enhance profitability even if it offers an immediate reduction in costs.
什么意思？请指点。
这条D选项该怎么解释啊???看的一头雾水的说..
(D) For a company to provide a product or service for itself as efficiently as an independent supplier can provide it, the managers involved need to be as expert in the area of that product or service as the people in charge of that product or service at an independent supplier are.
信息给了竞争对手，就说明profit 下降么？
请解释！
OG11
If the information becomes known to the company’s competitors and gives them a business advantage, the company’s profitability may be harmed rather than helped by outsourcing. This possibility weakens the argument.
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