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Argument237
The following appeared as part of an article in a local Beauville newspaper.
'According to a government report, last year the city of Dillton reduced its corporate tax rate by 15 percent; at the same time, it began offering relocation grants and favorable rates on city utilities to any company that would relocate to Dillton. Within 18 months, two manufacturing companies moved to Dillton, where they employ a total of 300 people. Therefore, the fastest way for Beauville to stimulate economic development and hence reduce unemployment is to provide tax incentives and other financial inducements that encourage private companies to relocate here.'
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In this argument, the arguer concludes that Beauville should stimulate economic development and hence reduce unemployment by providing tax incentive and other financial inducements that encourage private companies to relocate in this city .To support the recommendation, the arguer cites the fact that two manufacturing companies moved to Dillton and employed a total of 300 people within 18 months after Dillton began reducing its corporate tax rate by 15 percent. However, a critical analysis reveals the recommendation suffers from several fallacies and therefore is unconvincing.
First of all, the arguer implies that this economic success dues to the policy Dillton made the 18 months ago. Though there does exist a connection in terms of time between the two events, the evidence itself could prove nothing more than this correlation and that is all . Perhaps those two manufacturing companies had decided to move to Dillton before this tax-change being proposed, because of its perfect performance of transportation and ample employment, in so far the tax rate was just beyond their concerns. If this possibility is true, the arguer’s conclusion depending on the mere fact about two manufacturing companies' relocation is dubious.
Similarly, the argument simply equates the two cities, and therefore makes a hastily generalization. Even if the reduction of tax rate does stimulate the two companies to come to Dillon , there is no guarantee that these similar economic incitements might also be effective in Beauville. It is entirely possible that the tax rate existing in Beauwille is very low and the financial inducements provided by the government is sufficient, but there are other obstacles that prevent such companies from choosing Beauwille as the ideal location. In this case, without eliminate these existing problems with the economic health, financial inducements alone might do nothing to achieve the goal the arguer wish to accomplish.
Additionally, even though the two cities are relevant similar in terms of the issue the argument concerns, the recommendation suffers from another flaw concerning the causal relationship the arguer assumes. The arguer implies that the relocation might improve the economy and therefore reduce the unemployment here. However, that is not necessarily the case. Perhaps, the poor conditions of economy in Beauwile dues to other respects coming from high crime rates, poor transportation etc. . If this is the case, the policy recommended by the arguer would do nothing to its economic improvements.
In sum, the argument relies on a series of unconvincing assumption and therefore is unconvincing. To strengthen the recommendation, the arguer should provide adequate information to prove these two cities are relevantly similar in all terms of the issue the argument concerns. In addition, to better evaluate the effectiveness of the economic inducements , we need more specific information about the economic conditions in Dillon , especially the obstacles existing there. |
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