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题库 / Prep2007E2-CR-23
A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price. Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the maximum possible price for such a product. But large profits on the new product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the new product's capabilities. Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.
In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
The first is a consideration that has been raised to argue that a certain strategy is counterproductive; the second presents that strategy.
The first is a consideration raised to support the strategy that the argument recommends; the second presents that strategy.
The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second presents that strategy.
The first is an assumption, rejected by the argument, that has been used to justify a course of action; the second presents that course of action.
The first is a consideration that has been used to justify pursuing a goal that the argument rejects; the second presents a course of action that has been adopted in pursuit of that goal.
首先AE不对，这个策略/目标既不是无效的或者作者拒绝的；然后排除互相支持的说法BC，即note that the argument recommends a strategy (the second boldface) that contradicts what the businesses are doing in the first strategy. therefore, that consideration is not "support" for the strategy at all -- it's an inferior practice that the strategy actually contravenes. (notice that the follow-up statement starts with "But", emphasizing this contrast.)
本题选项设置较为微妙。
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