[讨论]lsat-11-4-9

Which one of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the conclusion above?

(A) Most of the major carpet producers market other floor coverings as well.

(B) Most established carpet producers market several different brand names and varieties, and there is no remaining niche in the market for new brands to fill.

(C) Two of the three mergers in the industry’s last ten years led to a decline in profits and revenues for the newly merged companies.

(D) Price reductions, achieved by cost-cutting in production, by some of the dominant firms in the carpet market are causing other producers to leave the market altogether.

(E) The carpet market is unlike most markets in that consumers are becoming increasingly resistant to new patterns and styles.

这道题我选的是E, 答案的意思是 地毯市场不像别的许多市场一样，在这些市场中消费者正变得越来越不喜欢新的花色和样式。说明地毯市场中，消费者喜欢这些，可以通过提高花色和样式扩大市场（through more aggressive marketing.

），weaken the conclusion.

D 恰恰是通过手段赶走了竞争者（causing other producers to leave the market altogether.

）怎么是weaken结论呢？想不通，请大侠们给与指点。

E。关键对UNLIKE的理解：DIFFERENT FROM。虽然地毯市场不抵制新品种，但不见得就喜欢新品种。新品种的市场策略不一定成功。

D。产家用低价的市场策略正在赶走其他生产者。所以低价的市场策略行。WEAKEN结论的市场策略不行。

我是这样想的：原文的结论是：Thus as the population ages, companies producing carpet will be able to gain market share competitors, and not through more aggressive marketing

市场策略是获得竞争对手的份额，而不是更积极的市场战略，我理解这个积极策略就是寻找新的客户，扩大客户群，把整个市场做大之类的措施

“产家用低价的市场策略正在赶走其他生产者”这是在抢别人的份额。

“虽然地毯市场不抵制新品种，但不见得就喜欢新品种。新品种的市场策略不一定成功。”也就是说它也有成功的可能，这是一道weaken, 不一定非要全面否定结论，只要有这个可能性就行。

这是我的个人看法，望各位大侠出重手强力指正。

Hi, 好像你的题目漏了些话。

There is relatively little room for growth in the overall carpet market, which is tied to the size of the population. Most who purchase carpet do so only once or twice, first in their twenties or thirties, and then perhaps again in their fifties or sixties. Thus as the population ages, companies producing carpet will be able to gain market share in the carpet market only through purchasing competitors, and not through more aggressive marketing.

Which one of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the conclusion above?

(A) Most of the major carpet producers market other floor coverings as well.

(B) Most established carpet producers market several different brand names and varieties, and there is no remaining niche in the market for new brands to fill.

(C) Two of the three mergers in the industry’s last ten years led to a decline in profits and revenues for the newly merged companies.

(D) Price reductions, achieved by cost-cutting in production, by some of the dominant firms in the carpet market are causing other producers to leave the market altogether.（D）

(E) The carpet market is unlike most markets in that consumers are becoming increasingly resistant to new patterns and styles.

damn, 我用的是elsat,always miss something out.

thank you

1。AGGRESSIVE指：READY TO QUARREL OR ATTACK。主要指挤掉其他对手

2。原文已经说没有多少新市场了。要争的是AGES（人变老）空出来的市场（原文说二十三十多岁买一两次，六十七十岁再买一下），而这些人都已买过一些品牌。原文结论是：只有通过买下别的产家（注意：不是别的产家混不下去自动消失），不能通过带有ATTACK性质的MARKETING（市场策略）。

3。E是否能推出有成功可能，我认为不能，实际上E什麽都没说。注意，在LSAT题中，否定是推不出肯定答案的。就像不是这个原因，你不能推出就是那个原因，当然，除非是只有两个原因。