GRE寫作Argument模擬題 第2篇

Task Direction
"You will have 30 minutes to plan and write a critique of an argument presented in the form of a short passage. A critique of any other argument will receive a score of zero.
Analyze the line of reasoning in the argument. Be sure to consider what, if any, questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and, if evidence is cited, how well it supports the conclusion.
You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what additional information might help you better evaluate its conclusion. Note that you are NOT being asked to present your views on the subject.
GRE? readers who are college and university faculty will read your critique and evaluate its overall quality, based on how well you identify and analyze important features of the argument organize, develop, and express your critique of the argument support your critique with relevant reasons and examples control the elements of standard written English.
Before you begin writing, you may want to take a few minutes to evaluate the argument and to plan a response. Be sure to develop your ideas fully and organize them coherently, but leave time to read what you have written and make any revisions that you think are necessary."
Section Direction
Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument.
Questiion:
"The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Walnut Grove town newspaper.
""Walnut Grove's town council has advocated switching from EZ Disposal (which has had the contract for trash collection services in Walnut Grove for the past ten years) to ABC Waste, because EZ recently raised its monthly fee from $2,000 to $2,500 a month, whereas ABC's fee is still $2,000. But the town council is mistaken; we should continue using EZ. EZ collects trash twice a week, while ABC collects only once. Moreover, EZ-which, like ABC, currently has a fleet of 20 trucks-has ordered additional trucks. Finally, EZ provides exceptional service: 80 percent of respondents to last year's town survey agreed that they were 'satisfied' with EZ's performance.
題目講解
本題要求從題目中找出主要的邏輯錯(cuò)誤，也就是Argument題目的提綱，同時(shí)每一個(gè)邏輯錯(cuò)誤準(zhǔn)備一套語言套路去反駁。
Walnut Grove的市委提議選擇ABC Waste，而不是EZ Disposal（它是過去十年中和Walnut Grove簽約提供垃圾收集服務(wù)的機(jī)構(gòu)），因?yàn)镋Z最近把他們每月的收費(fèi)從$2000提高到了$2500，而ABC仍然是$2000。但市委是錯(cuò)誤的，我們應(yīng)該繼續(xù)使用EZ。EZ每周收集兩次垃圾，而ABC只收集一次。而且，EZ當(dāng)前的卡車擁有量和ABC一樣都是20輛，但它已定購了更多的車輛。最后，EZ還提供優(yōu)越的服務(wù)：去年市鎮(zhèn)調(diào)查中80％的回應(yīng)者同意他們對(duì)于EZ的表現(xiàn)是"滿意"的。觀點(diǎn)提示
1、作者認(rèn)為EZ比ABC更值得，基于EZ一周收集兩次垃圾而ABC只有一次。但并沒有提出詳細(xì)的信息證明一個(gè)月清理兩次垃圾對(duì)于Walnut Grove是必要的。
2、此外，作者還指出EZ正在訂購額外的卡車并提供許多額外服務(wù)，但并沒有提供ABC的情況。首先，沒必要，其次說不準(zhǔn)ABC也有。
3、卡車作為固定資產(chǎn)的購入可能會(huì)增加收費(fèi)。

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