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Argument题号顺序 Issue题号顺序 上海Argument 上海Issue 声明 说明 The following appeared in a memorandum from the owner of Armchair Video, a chain of video rental stores. “Because of declining profits, we must reduce operating expenses at Armchair Videos ten video rental stores. Raising prices is not a good option, since we are famous for our special bargains. Instead, we should reduce our operating hours. Last month our store in downtown Marston reduced its hours by closing at 6:00 P.M. rather than 9:00 P.M. and reduced its overall inventory by no longer stocking any film released more than two years ago. Since we have received very few customer complaints about these new policies, we should now adopt them at all other Armchair Video stores as our best strategies for improving profits. In each city in the region of Treehaven, the majority of the money spent on government-run public school education comes from taxes that each city government collects. The regions cities differ, however, in the value they place on public education. For example, Parson City typically budgets twice as much money per year as Blue City does for its public schools — even though both cities have about the same number of residents. It seems clear, therefore, that Parson City residents care more about public school education than do Blue City residents. The following appeared in a letter to the Grandview City Council from a local business leader. “During last years severe drought, when the water supply in the Grandview city reservoir fell to an extremely low level, the city council imposed much more rigid water-rationing rules. But just after these rules were imposed, industrial growth in the area declined. This clearly shows that the new rationing rules have hurt industry in Grandview. Therefore, to promote the health of the local economy, the city council should now stop water rationing. The following appeared in a memo from the marketing director of Bargain Brand Cereals. “One year ago we introduced our fi