PT156.S2.Q4

PrepTest 156 - Section 2 - Question 4

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Business writer: Although the demand for Corinne wristwatches currently far outstrips supply, Conclusion it would be a mistake for the manufacturer to increase supply to meet demand. ███ ███████ ██████ ███████ ████ ███ ████████ ██████████ ████ ███ ████████████ ███ ██ █████ ███████ ███ ███ ████████████ ███ ██ █████ ██████ ██████ ███████ ████ ███ ████████ ██ ████ ███████ ███████████ ███ ██████ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████████ ████ ███ ████████████ ███ ███████ ████████ ███ ████ ██████████ ██ ████ █████ ███████ ███ ██████████ ██████ ███ █████ ██ ███ ██████ ██ ███████ ████████████ ████ ██ ████████ ██ ████ ███████ ██████ ██████ ███ ████ █████ ██ ███████████ ████ ███ ██████ ████ ███ ████████████ █████ ██ ██████ ██ ████████

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

The business writer concludes that it would be a mistake for the manufacturer of Corrine wristwatches to increase the supply to meet demand for the following reasons:

1. The current high demand is due to the public’s perception that the watches are in short supply.

2. This is because they are produced in very small quantities.

3. The scarcity of these watches drives desire.

4. If the supply were increased, the perceived scarcity of the watches would diminish

5. This would decrease the demand for the watches.

Identify Argument Part

This is the conclusion of the argument. The following sentences explain the reasoning to support this claim.

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