Show you my argument
Friday, 4. May 2007, 14:48:30
This argument is the latest one I've written, and it's an argument of GMAT!
Not very good, but can you help me pick some mistakes?
In this argument, the author concludes that strict pricing regulations are needed to prevent from continuing to inflate prices, as during these eleven years, Megamart charged 5 cents apiece for lemons has increased to 30 cents apiece. The author feels the citrus growers have been responsible for the excessive increase in the price of citrus fruit. While the author’s argument has some merit, it suffers several critical problems.
First, the argument rests on the assumption that lemon is analogous to all the fruits in all respects. This assumption is weak, since although there are points of comparison between lemon and all fruits, there is much dissimilarity as well. For example, lemon just one kind of fruits, maybe in these 11 years, the earth doesn’t fit for growing lemon trees, so all the lemon trees are imported from other countries. But all the fruits cannot be imported from foreign countries. There must be some kinds of fruits are suitable. Thus, it is likely much more difficult for attributing all the responsibilities to all the fruits growers.
Second, the evidence the author provides is insufficient to support the conclusion the increasing price due to the weather unfavorable. While the unfavorable weather is an important factor, it is not the only factor. Many other reasons, such as the environments, the cost of the work forces, demand conditions, and so on. In fact, in face of such limited evidence, the conclusion is completely unwarranted.
Third, the author assumes that the government should come to manage it, and it is the only way. In fact, many other methods can solve this problem. We may regulate the supply and demand conditions. It’s an effective mean to influence the price of the products. And the government should come when the situations are messed.
As it stands, the argument is not well reasoned. Before we accept the claim, he author should present more substantial factors to prove that the increase of lemons are caused of all the fruits growers.
Not very good, but can you help me pick some mistakes?
In this argument, the author concludes that strict pricing regulations are needed to prevent from continuing to inflate prices, as during these eleven years, Megamart charged 5 cents apiece for lemons has increased to 30 cents apiece. The author feels the citrus growers have been responsible for the excessive increase in the price of citrus fruit. While the author’s argument has some merit, it suffers several critical problems.
First, the argument rests on the assumption that lemon is analogous to all the fruits in all respects. This assumption is weak, since although there are points of comparison between lemon and all fruits, there is much dissimilarity as well. For example, lemon just one kind of fruits, maybe in these 11 years, the earth doesn’t fit for growing lemon trees, so all the lemon trees are imported from other countries. But all the fruits cannot be imported from foreign countries. There must be some kinds of fruits are suitable. Thus, it is likely much more difficult for attributing all the responsibilities to all the fruits growers.
Second, the evidence the author provides is insufficient to support the conclusion the increasing price due to the weather unfavorable. While the unfavorable weather is an important factor, it is not the only factor. Many other reasons, such as the environments, the cost of the work forces, demand conditions, and so on. In fact, in face of such limited evidence, the conclusion is completely unwarranted.
Third, the author assumes that the government should come to manage it, and it is the only way. In fact, many other methods can solve this problem. We may regulate the supply and demand conditions. It’s an effective mean to influence the price of the products. And the government should come when the situations are messed.
As it stands, the argument is not well reasoned. Before we accept the claim, he author should present more substantial factors to prove that the increase of lemons are caused of all the fruits growers.
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