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OG11-REVIEW-21． Start-up companies financed by venture capitalists have a much lower failure rate than companies financed by other means．Source of financing，therefore，must be a more important causative factor in the success of a start-up company than are such factors as the personal characteristics of the entrepreneur, the quality of strategic planning，or the management structure of the company． Which of the following，if true，most seriously weakens the argument above? (A) Venture capitalists tend to be more responsive than other sources of financing to changes in a start-up company's financial needs． (B) The strategic planning of a start-up company is a less important factor in the long-term success of the company than are the personal characteristics of the entrepreneur． (C) More than half of all new companies fai1 within five years． (D) The management structures of start-up companies are generally less formal than the management structures of ongoing businesses． (E) Venture capitalists base their decisions to fund start-up companies on such factors as the characteristics of the entrepreneur and quality of strategic planning of the company．
Argument Evaluation
Situation When venture capitalists fund start-up companies，the failure rate is much lower than when the companies are funded by other means．The Success of start-up companies，then，may be attributed more to their source of funding than to any other factor. Reasoning What point weakens the argument? The argument concludes that the source of funding is the single most important factor in determining the Success of a start-up company．But what if the source of that funding，venture capitalists，considers other factors before making its investment? Venture capitalists may evaluate the characteristics of the entrepreneur as well as the company’s strategic plan and management structure before deciding to fund the start-up company．If this is the case，then the most important element in determining the success of the company cannot be said to be the source of the funding． A The responsiveness of venture capitalists is a point in favor of the argument，not against it． B This statement about the relative importance of strategic planning and the personality of the entrepreneur does not weaken the argument because it does not address the issue of financial backing． C The argument concerns only successful start-up companies，so high failure rates are irrelevant． D A comparison between start-up companies and existing businesses is not relevant to an argument about the funding of start-ups． E Correct．This statement properly identifies evidence that weakens the argument． The correct answer is E．
1．对于A选项，不理解为什么OG说The responsiveness of venture capitalists is a point in favor of the argument，not against it．
2．选项本身把Venture capitalists
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more responsive视为与other sources of financing
平行的概念而非通常被认为属于characteristics of entrepreneur的范畴，觉得有些怪异． Venture capitalists
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more responsive难道不应该属于企业家的个人素质吗？怎么会归到“融资来源”这一类呢？ | 
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发表于 2006-11-10 22:56:00
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