The following is a letter to the head of the tourism bureau on the island of Tria.
Erosion of beach sand along the shores of Tria Island is a serious threat to our island and our tourist industry. In order to stop the erosion, we should charge people for using the beaches. Although this solution may annoy a few tourists in the short term, it will raise money for replenishing the sand.Replenishing the sand, as was done to protect buildings on the nearby island of Batia, will help protect buildings along our shores, thereby reducing these buildings' risk of additional damage from severe storms.And since beaches and buildings in the area will be preserved, Tria's tourist industry will improve over the long term.
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
G1: Erosion of beach sand along the shores of Tria Island is a serious threat to our island and our tourist industry.
C1: In order to stop the erosion, we should charge people for using the beaches.
G2: Although this solution may annoy a few tourists in the short term, it will raise money for replenishing the sand.
G3: Replenishing the sand, as was done to protect buildings on the nearby island of Batia, will help protect buildings along our shores, thereby reducing these buildings' risk of additional damage from severe storms.
C2: And since beaches and buildings in the area will be preserved, Tria's tourist industry will improve over the long term.
the short-term and long-term effects of charging beach visitors
- whether people would still use the beaches; if few people use it, little money can be raised
- whether tourists will keep coming after the beach is not free
- the loss of tax revenue due to the decline of tourist industry
how useful the program was for the buildings of Batia
- the original conditions of the buildings
- protect the buildings against what? (severe storm?)
- the cost of the program
whether the proposed program can preserve beaches and buildings
- the usefulness of the program for protection against severe storm
- the cost and the affordability of the program
- other factors that may affect the conditions of the beaches and the buildings
other factors that may affect Trias tourist industry in the long term
- the reputation of Tria
- the infrastructure
- the quality and cost of services here (labor cost)