一道PREP上的BF题，急

Joseph_lin

A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price. Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the maximum possible price for such a product.  But large profits on the new product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the new product's capabilities.  Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.

In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

(A) The first is a consideration that has been raised to argue that a certain strategy is counterproductive; the second presents that strategy.
(B) The first is a consideration raised to support the strategy that the argument recommends; the second presents that strategy.
(C) The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second presents that strategy.
(D) The first is an assumption, rejected by the argument, that has been used to justify a course of action; the second presents that course of action.
(E) The first is a consideration that has been used to justify pursuing a goal that the argument rejects; the second presents a course of action that has been adopted in pursuit of that goal.
这道题答案是C，但是我有些疑惑，因为第一处黑体我觉得C说了没错，是对一中策略解释的考虑，但是第二处答案里写THAT STRATEGY,我觉得有些问题，因为第一处的策略追求最高的利润，而第二处是追求少了最高利润的利润，2中策略是不同的，那么第二黑体怎么能说是THAT STRATEGY呢，应该说ANOTHER STRATEGY吧？

dianadai0029

所以这道题的答案应该改为E？

bohrning

谢谢！豁然开朗！

sdcar2010

apeal = attractiveness, lure

bohrning

同样也被这一个问题难住了。请问C选项里面的the appeal of 这个appeal是什么意思呢？

earlytear

感谢讲解!

sdcar2010

There seems to be different versions of the same problem because GMAC can BF any parts of the same argument.

V1.
A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price. Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the maximum possible price for such a product.  But large profits on the new product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the new product's capabilities.  Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.

In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

(A) The first is a consideration that has been raised to argue that a certain strategy is counterproductive; the second presents that strategy.
(B) The first is a consideration raised to support the strategy that the argument recommends; the second presents that strategy.
(C) The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second presents that strategy.
(D) The first is an assumption, rejected by the argument, that has been used to justify a course of action; the second presents that course of action.
(E) The first is a consideration that has been used to justify pursuing a goal that the argument rejects; the second presents a course of action that has been adopted in pursuit of that goal.

Answer: C)

V2.
A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price. Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the greatest price the market will bear when they have such a product. But large profits on the new product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the mew product's capabilities. Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.

In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

A. The first is an assumption that forms the basis for a course of action that the argument criticizes; the second presents the course of action endorsed by the argument.
B. The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second is a consideration raised to call into question the wisdom of adopting that strategy.
C. The first is an assumption that has been used to justify a certain strategy; the second is a consideration that is used to cast doubt on that assumption.
D. The first is a consideration raised in support of a strategy the argument endorses; the second presents grounds in support of that consideration.
E. The first is a consideration raised to show that adopting a certain strategy is unlikely to achieve the intended effect; the second is presented to explain the appeal of that strategy.

Answer: B)

sdcar2010

E is better, but not perfect.

sdcar2010

LZ is right.

A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price. Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the maximum possible price for such a product. But large profits on the new product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the new product's capabilities. Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.



First Strategy : many companies charge the greatest price the market will bear when they have such a (high-tech) product

Consideration raised to explain the appeal of the above strategy: boldface part 1

Another strategy recommended by the author: boldface part 2.

Based on the stimulus, the companies have one goal in mind, namely, to make as large a profit as possible. Then the argument is revolving around two different strategies for achieving that goal.

The first strategy is to set the price of the high-tech product as high as possible in a given market. To explain the reason for this stategy, the argument cites that eventally the new technology will be outdated and a company has to reap the profit fast. However, the first strategy is rejected on the ground that, setting such a high price will attract competitors into the market more quickly, decrease the market share of the first company, and will thus lead to smaller profits in the long run. In the end, the argument endorses a second strategy: namely, charging a price that is somewhat lower than the maximum possible price.