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　　14. The following appeared as part of an article in a business magazine.

　　"A recent study rating 300 male and female Mentian advertising executives according to the average number of hours they sleep per night showed an association between the amount of sleep the executives need and the success of their firms. Of the advertising firms studied, those whose executives reported needing no more than 6 hours of sleep per night had higher profit margins and faster growth. These results suggest that if a business wants to prosper, it should hire only people who need less than 6 hours of sleep per night."

　　Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.

　　步骤：那些企业有着faster growth和higher profit margin → 那些企业prosper

　　假设：企业的成功可以被成长率和利润率所代表

　　反例：利润率高不见的实际利润高，定价太高，产品销量差;成长率可能是盲目拓张带来的

　　证据：调查企业的利润

　　步骤：这些执行官只睡6小时 + 它们企业成功 → 睡6小时带来的成功

　　假设：没有它因

　　反例：员工努力;员工素质高;行业是市场的趋势

　　证据：……

　　步骤：广告行业的执行官只睡6小时带来了企业的成功 → 所有行业所有员工只睡6小时都会带来企业的成功

　　假设：各行业的人的睡眠需求时相似的

　　反例：生产领域，疲劳会带来事故;执行官很忙，但是员工并不需要这样

　　证据：各行业各职位的实际工作压力

编辑：张雨

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