OG11-124

124. 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 weaken the argument?

B. successful outsourcing requires a company to provide its supplier 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.

我觉得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才是结论，应该是对这个结论削弱。但正确答案是B，那就是对Since a company’s chief objective is to realize the highest possible year-end profits削弱，可如果从语法角度看，SINCE从句表原因，主句才是结果，应该对结果削弱才对。到底哪句才是结论呢，为什么C不对？？

可不可以试着从常规的角度来理解? 一般情况下,公司的目标都为了获利,其它一些手段均是为这个目标服务的。很明显，结论应该是to realize the highest possible year-end profits

我也不知道你的思路是否正确，偶8是NN，但这道题好像我没有想那么复杂，觉得还蛮容易选的

刚刚正在分析这道题,搜索出讨论,偶试着说一下C哈,偶也不是NN~

C选项讨论的是适合成为outsourcing的task.有一些可以,有一些不可以.

可是,题目的讨论重点是可以outsurce的task,跟那些不可以的task无关. 虽然,C的推理可能正确,但对题目不起加强或削弱的作用.

这也是我总结的一种题目现象之一:

 如果题目中讨论有某项特性的东西,则讨论没有此项特质的东西是无关选项.

如果题目讨论办法实施的有效性或产生的市场或效果,则讨论办法如何产生或者产品的生产过程,是无关选项.   可以参考OG11-117的BE选项 本题的C选项  OG11-110 的DF选项等. 

B是对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. 的削弱呀，怎么会是对Since句的削弱呢，我倒不理解了，不相关的阿。B的意思就是说不是any都可以outsourcing的。比如核心技术产品的outsourcing,开始做的时候我还在Ｂ与Ｃ之间徘徊了下，Ｃ是像答案说的太typically了。