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A prominent investor who holds a large stake in the Burton Tool Company has recently claimed that the company is mismanaged. As evidence for this claim, the investor cited the company's failure to slow production in response to a recent rise in its inventory of finished products. It is doubtful whether an investor's sniping at management can ever be anything other than counterproductive, but in this case it is clearly not justified. It is true that an increased inventory of finished products often indicates that production is outstripping demand. In Burton's case it indicates no such thing, however: the increase in inventory is entirely attributable to products that have already been assigned to orders received from customers.
In the argument given, the two boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?
The first provides evidence to support the conclusion of the argument as a whole; the second states that conclusion.
The first states the conclusion of the argument as a whole; the second states an intermediate conclusion that is drawn in order to support that conclusion.
The first is the position that the argument as a whole opposes; the second provides evidence against the position being opposed.
The first states an intermediate conclusion that is drawn in order to support the conclusion of the argument as a whole; the second states the conclusion of the argument as a whole.
The first and the second both state intermediate conclusions that are drawn in order to support jointly the conclusion of the argument as a whole.
情景：略
推理：在这篇论证中，其第一个结论是：the company is mismanaged，第二个结论是在评估第一个结论，这个结论是in this case it is clearly not justified（第一个黑体字）。在第一个黑体字出现之后的部分均是对这一结论（第一个黑体字）的支持。
选题方式：略
选项分析：
A选项：第一个黑体字提供了一个证据来支持论证的结论；第二个黑体字给出了这个结论。第一个黑体字是论证的主结论。
B选项： Correct. 第一个黑体字论证的主结论；第二个黑体字给出了一个支持这个主结论的中间结论。
C选项：第一个黑体字是一个论证反驳的立场；第二个黑体字给出了一个反对论证反驳的证据。第一个黑体字是论证的主结论。
D选项：第一个黑体字提供了一个证据来支持论证的结论；第二个黑体字是论证的主结论。第一个黑体字是论证的主结论。
E选项：第一个和第二个黑体字均是论证的一个支持主结论的中间结论。第一个黑体字是论证的主结论。
分不清主结论和中间结论时，用therefore把两个结论连接一下，看谁能推导谁就ok了
推理：在这篇论证中，其第一个结论是：the company is mismanaged，第二个结论是在评估第一个结论，这个结论是in this case it is clearly not justified（第一个黑体字）。在第一个黑体字出现之后的部分均是对这一结论（第一个黑体字）的支持。
I was stuck in the first bold sentence. justified means reasonable. it said that the investor's sniping is unreasonable. It will be the conclusion.
intermediate means medium. The second bold sentence proves the evidence the the conclusion above.
main conclusion: but in this case it is clearly not justified
inter-conclusion:In Burton's case it indicates no such thing, 随后的文段however解释了这个中间结论
分不清主结论和中间结论时，用therefore把两个结论连接一下，看谁能推导谁就ok了！感谢candicelv！
but, upon reflection, it makes sense: if the purpose of the argument is to counter another argument, then some sort of attribution must be given for that argument (even if that attribution is vague, e.g., "some have said..."). by contrast, there is no need to quote an authority for an argument that the passage itself is making, especially given the rather severe constraints on the size of the passage.
these questions are always somewhat difficult, but here is a hint that will help you figure out the structure in this case: * the passage starts out by quoting someone else (i.e., "a prominent investor"). if a passage starts out by quoting a different person, then the purpose is almost always ultimately to contradict that person's argument. this is a purely empirical argument from looking at many of the gmat questions,
in this case:in burton's case the increased inventory of finished products does not indicate blah blah blah; THEREFORE, the investor's claim is not justified"--> this makes sense. the investor's claim is not justified; THEREFORE, in burton's case the increased inventory of finished products does not indicate blah blah blah"--> this doesn't make sense. hence, "the investor's claim is not justified" is the conclusion.
Ron's explanation； (d) is incorrect. if you are unsure about which of two statements is the ultimate conclusion, then use the "therefore test":* try "X; therefore, Y" * try "Y; therefore, X" whichever of these make sense is correct, and whatever follows "therefore" is the conclusion.
it is true that 都是在support前面的结论
clarify intermediate conclusion & main conclusion
'It is true that...'都是在support 前面main conclusion
前面给出结论，后面再解释，后面的属于原因是主结论之前的中间结论
错了T T
这题还是有点小绕，虽然对了但是用时超了。
MARK. clarify intermediate conclusion & main conclusion
'It is true that...'都是在support 前面main conclusion
MARK. 学会分清主结论和中间结论。
老师，D选项翻译错了。D选项应该和B选项刚好相反，没有提及证据。
中间结论是指什么，老师能举几个例子么
顾名思义嘛，中间结论，就是推导出最后的主结论的一个分论点咯。
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啊啊啊，总是分不清主结论和中间结论，要疯了啊