Advertisement: Our competitors’ computer salespeople are paid according to the value of the products they sell, so they have a financial incentive to convince you to buy the most expensive units—whether you need them or not. But here at Comput-o-Mart, our salespeople are paid a salary that is not dependent on the value of their sales, so they won’t try to tell you what to buy. That means when you buy a computer at Comput-o-Mart, you can be sure you’re not paying for computing capabilities you don’t need.
Which of the following would, if true, most weaken the advertisement’s reasoning?
Some less-expensive computers actually have greater computing power than more expensive ones.
Salespeople who have a financial incentive to make sales generally provide more attentive service than do other salespeople.
Extended warranties purchased for less-expensive computers can cost nearly as much as the purchase price of the computer.
Comput-o-Mart is open only limited hours, which makes it more difficult for many shoppers to buy computers there than at other retail stores.
Comput-o-Mart does not sell any computers that support only basic computing.
这道题论述的核心在于你有没有为你不需要的功能支付了额外的价钱。A只是一个fact,并没有直接关联这个结论。然后B的话service和你有没有多花钱也没关系。C的话保险钱是必要的,问的是有没有非必要。D的话明显无关。E正好说了Mart不提供基础的,如果你就想买一个基础的,那就不得不买一个功能更好一点的,自然也就多支付了
P:店员不根据销售的价值获得报酬
C:你确定你不会为了不需要的功能付款
削弱:E 因为不卖只有基础功能的电脑,所以客户必须要为不需要的额外的功能付款,而不是因为店员的问题
这个题考的就是对GMAT逻辑推理规则的理解:GMAT只接受最直接的逻辑关系
A为什么错?因为A不直接导致结论。A要导致结论的逻辑链条是:低价格高算力的电脑存在》这个商场有这种电脑》顾客可能买到超出自己需求的算力
但这个逻辑链条的中间环节的信息在素材里在选项里都是缺失的。
因为店员不以价值为收入去让你买电脑
所以你买的电脑满足你的需要。
反驳:
X对Y的关系虚弱/ 或者Z 对Y 的影响
那些电脑都不是基础款的电脑。
the advertisement's reasoning:我不劝你买,所以你不会为不必要的性能付钱。
A 有的比较便宜的电脑反倒有更强大的计算能力。无关
B 有金钱激励机制的销售服务更体贴周到。无关
C 给便宜点的电脑上质保的钱跟电脑话的钱差不多。无关
D C店开门事件短,搞得大家不大容易在他家买到电脑。
E C店不卖只满足基本计算能力的电脑,也就是说C店卖的电脑算力都很强,如果是个普通用户在他家买电脑,就有可能回味多余的性能付钱。
本题重点不是多花钱,而是为不想要的功能付钱
所以E选项是说没有只有计算功能的电脑,是想说有的人只想要有计算功能的电脑但是没有,就肯定会有人买了自己不想要的功能
B 服务细心和你会不会多花钱无关 E 你在它家买电脑就会多花钱 因为都有你不需要的功能
有点牵强,绕不过来。逻辑是:有Incentive——》会让你多花钱买不需要的功能;这家店没有incentive——》不会让你多花钱买不必要的功能。
答案是:不会卖只有基础功能的电脑——》无论如何如果你想买只有基础功能的电脑你都要多花钱——》削弱了结论,中间这个有点难想
广告里的you can be sure you’re not paying for computing capabilities you don’t need.是在对多花冤枉钱进行举例,使听者对可能发生的后果有直观的感受(让你肉疼)。综合整段内容来看,题干的主题是:不要去其他家,他们销售员的提成与业绩挂钩,会诱导你多花钱买高价电脑;来我家买,我家不会这样。
加条件
错选了C,没有理解Extended warranties是保修保险的意思,还以为是指买了便宜的电脑之后再买配件需要花费更多……
选择了B。。。。。
A. 功能性价比并不是唯一的购买标准
b. 看上去无关,除非他说这种attentive service可以帮助你买到需要功能的产品
c.d. 无关
If Comput-o-Mart's customers require only basic computing and Comput-o-Mart sells only advanced computers, then it follows that Comput-o-Mart's customers are likely to pay for computing power that they do not need.
THHINK SIMPLE
Assuming that you as a customer need only basic computing capacity, then its certain that you have to pay extra money