GRE范文及赏析-Argument32-智课网.pdf

智课网 GRE备考资料 GRE 官方写作题库 Argument 32 The following appeared in a memo from a vice president of Quiot Manufacturing: “During the past year, Quiot Manufacturing had 30 percent more on-the-job accidents than at the nearby Panoply Industries plant, where the work shifts are one hour shorter than ours. Experts say that significant contributing factors in many on-the-job accidents are fatigue and sleep deprivation among workers. Therefore, to reduce the number of on-the-job accidents at Quiot and thereby increase productivity, we should shorten each of our three work shifts by one hour so that employees will get adequate amounts of sleep.” Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted. 【满分范文赏析】 This editorial recommends that Quiot Manufacturing reduce its work shifts by one hour each in order to reduce its on-the-job accident rate and thereby increase productivity. To support this recommendation the author points out that last year the number of accidents at Quiot was 30% greater than at Industries plant, where work shifts are one hour shorter. The author also cites expert reports which indicate fatigue and sleep deprivation are major causes of accidents. There are several reasons why this argument for a one-hour reduction in work time per shift is not convincing. 【本段结构】 本文采用了标准的 Argument 开头段结构，即 C—A—F 的开头结构。本段首先概括原文的 Conclusion，之后简要提及原文为支持其结论所引用的一系列 Assumption 及细节，最后给出 开头段到正文段的过渡句，指出原文的 Flaw，即这些 Assumption 无法让原文逻辑上没有问题。 【本段功能】 作为 Argument 开头段，本段具体功能就在于发起攻击并概括原文的结论，即为了减少事故， Quiot 工厂应当减少工人的上班时间。本段接下来提到了原文中为支持之前的 Conclusion 所提 供的证据，即 Quiot 工厂在比另外一家工厂在工作时间多的情况下事故率要高，同时有专家 报告称，工人的睡眠质量能够影响事故发生率。文章提及这些信息，为是在正文段中对这些 Assumption即将进行的具体攻击做铺垫。 First and foremost, the author provides absolutely no evidence that overall worker productivity is attributable in pa