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The following appeared in a letter from a firm providing investment advice to a client.
"Homes in the northeastern United States, where winters are typically cold, have traditionally used oil as their major fuel for heating. Last year that region experienced twenty days with below-average temperatures, and local weather forecasters throughout the region predict that this weather pattern will continue for several more years. Furthermore, many new homes have been built in this region during the past year. Based on these developments, we predict a large increase in the demand for heating oil. Therefore, we recommend investment in Consolidated Industries, one of whose major business operations is the retail sale of home heating oil."
下面这段文字出自一家投资咨询公司写给客户的一封信。
在冬季普遍甚为寒冷的美国东北部，大多数家庭的传统是用油作为主要燃料来取暖。上个取暖季，有90天的气温低于正常值，而且天气预报说这种天气将会持续好几年。此外，由于近些年来的人口增长，在此地区又新建了很多房子。鉴于这些原因，我们预计取暖用油的需求将会增长。因此我们建议给Consolidated Industries投资，因为它主要经营家庭取暖用油的零售业务。
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation and the argument on which it is based are reasonable. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.
155. The following appeared in a letter from a firm providing investment advice to a client.
"Homes in the northeastern United States, where winters are typically cold, have traditionally used oil as their major fuel for heating. Last year that region experienced twenty days with below-average temperatures, and local weather forecasters throughout the region predict that this weather pattern will continue for several more years. Furthermore, many new homes have been built in this region during the past year. Because of these developments, we predict an increased demand for heating oil and recommend investment in Consolidated Industries, one of whose major business operations is the retail sale of home heating oil."
下面这段文字出自一家投资咨询公司写给客户的一封信。
在冬季普遍甚为寒冷的美国东北部，大多数家庭的传统是用油作为主要燃料来取暖。上个取暖季，有90天的气温低于正常值，而且天气预报说这种天气将会持续好几年。此外，由于近些年来的人口增长，在此地区又新建了很多房子。鉴于这些原因，我们预计取暖用油的需求将会增长，并且建议人们给Consolidated Industries投资，因为它主要经营家庭取暖用油的零售业务。
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
156. The following recommendation was made by the president and administrative staff of Grove College, a private institution, to the college's governing committee.
"Recently, there have been discussions about ending Grove College's century-old tradition of all-female education by admitting male students into our programs. At a recent faculty meeting, a majority of faculty members voted in favor of coeducation, arguing that it would encourage more students to apply to Grove. However, Grove students, both past and present, are against the idea of coeducation. Eighty percent of the students responding to a survey conducted by the student government wanted the school to remain all female, and over half of the alumnae who answered a separate survey also opposed coeducation. Therefore, we recommend maintaining Grove College's tradition of all-female education. We predict that keeping the college all-female will improve morale among students and convince alumnae to keep supporting the college financially."
下面是Grove College(一家私营教育机构)校长和行政人员写给学校管理委员会的建议。
近来，人们正在讨论是否结束Grove College有百年历史的女校传统并且开始招收男生。在最近一次教职员工大会上，大部分教师投票支持男女同校，他们认为这会吸引更多学生报考。然而，Grove College过去和现在的学生都反对这一提议。但是学生会组织的一项调查显示，80%的学生希望学校保留女校传统，并且在另外一项独立调查中超过一半的校友也反对男女同校。因此，我们建议学校保留女校传统。我们预计保持女校传统将会鼓舞学生的士气并且说服校友会继续资助学校。
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation is likely to have the predicted result. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.
