劉文勇GRE寫(xiě)作Argument題庫(kù) Day 4

Day 4 Of the two leading real estate firms in our town—Adams Realty and Fitch Realty—Adams Realty is clearly superior

The following appeared in a letter from a homeowner to a friend.

“Of the two leading real estate firms in our town— Adams Realty and Fitch Realty— Adams Realty is clearly superior. Adams has 40 real estate agents; in contrast, Fitch has 25, many of whom work only part-time. Moreover, Adams' revenue last year was twice as high as that of Fitch and included home sales that averaged $168,000, compared to Fitch's $144,000. Homes listed with Adams sell faster as well: ten years ago I listed my home with Fitch, and it took more than four months to sell; last year, when I sold another home, I listed it with Adams, and it took only one month. Thus, if you want to sell your home quickly and at a good price, you should use Adams Realty.”

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.

五問(wèn)：

（1）“Adams has 40 real estate agents; in contrast, Fitch has 25, many of whom work only part-time. Moreover, Adams' revenue last year was twice as high as that of Fitch and included home sales that averaged $168,000, compared to Fitch's $144,000”和“ten years ago I listed my home with Fitch, and it took more than four months to sell; last year, when I sold another home, I listed it with Adams, and it took only one month”是事實(shí)，“Thus, if you want to sell your home quickly and at a good price, you should use Adams Realty”是結(jié)論，值得反駁嗎？

（2）數(shù)目和質(zhì)量可以同等比較嗎？數(shù)目越多，質(zhì)量就一定越高嗎？例如： Adams的 40個(gè)房地產(chǎn)代理的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)可能不及 Fitch的 25個(gè)代理的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富。另外，正式員工的工作能力一定比兼職員工強(qiáng)嗎？

（3）去年的售價(jià)高，今年的售價(jià)就一定高嗎？平均值能在任何情況下都代表個(gè)體值嗎？是否有可能 Fitch的銷(xiāo)售量更多，從而拉低了平均售價(jià)呢？

（4）作者使用兩個(gè)不同年份的房屋的售出速度來(lái)對(duì)比兩家代理商的房屋售出速度，這樣是正確的嗎？是否犯了時(shí)間軸論證的錯(cuò)誤？十年之后， Fitch公司是否可能也取得了發(fā)展？

（5）文中對(duì)兩家代理商的對(duì)比，是否將所有方面都涵蓋了？你能否羅列一兩個(gè)可供比較的方面？例如：兩家銷(xiāo)售的房屋類(lèi)型、地段等。