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题库 / OG2016-CR-43
Which of the following most logically completes the argument below?
NowNews, although still the most popular magazine covering cultural events in Kalopolis, has recently suffered a significant drop in advertising revenue because of falling circulation. Many readers have begun buying a competing magazine that, at 50 cents per copy, costs less than NowNews at $1.50 per copy. In order to boost circulation and thus increase advertising revenue, NowNews's publisher has proposed making it available at no charge, but this proposal has a serious drawback, since ___________.
Those Kalopolis residents with the greatest interest in cultural events are regular readers of both magazines.
One reason NowNews's circulation fell was that its competitor's reporting on cultural events was superior.
The newsstands and stores that currently sell NowNews will no longer carry it if it is being given away for free.
At present, 10 percent of the total number of copies of each issue of NowNews are distributed free to students on college campuses in the Kalopolis area.
NowNews's competitor would begin to lose large amounts of money if it were forced to lower its cover price.
情景：NowNews由于发行量的下滑而出现了广告收入的下滑。很多原来的读者都转去买更便宜的竞争对手的杂志了。为了提升发行量和广告收入，NowNews的出版商决定免费发行。
推理：本题的结论句有目标和明确方案，所以本题是方案推理。
推理结构为：
目标：提升发行量和广告收入
方案：NowNews的出版商决定免费发行
选题方式：方案推理有三个评估方向，简而言之，即，答案选项一定和方案的内容相关。
选项分析：
A选项：那些Kalopolis中对文化事件有兴趣的居民是这两本杂志的读者。本选项和方案无关。
B选项：一个NowNews发行量下降的原因是它的竞争对手对于文化事件的报道更加优越。本选项分析了NowNews发行量下降的原因，但是没有涉及推理文段中给出的方案。
C选项：Correct. 如果NowNews免费了，那么现在售卖NowNews的报亭和商店将不再有NowNews。本选项给出了免费发行的一个否定性副作用，即，减少了能放置NowNews的地方。属于CQ3：方案的否定性副作用。
D选项：现在，10%的NowNews被免费分发给了Kalopolis的学生。本选项和方案无关。
E选项：如果被迫减少它的封面价格，那么NowNews的主要竞争对手将会开始损失很大一笔钱。本选项和方案无关。
对啦
对啦。方案推理。
错选了B
这个题干里面也说了限制考点是否定性副作用，drawback