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俺的习作,他们的意见加自己的总结的产物,楼上的看看还行不?
17. 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.(前提) But the town council is mistaken; we should continue using EZ.(结论) 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.”(论据)
In this argument the author asserts that we should continue using EZ, with the evidence about the twice trash collection a week while ABC’s once, the trucks’ numbers and the order for new one, and a survey about its service’s satisfaction. However, a further scrutiny finds that the author has flaws, and he also fails to consider other factors leading council to choose the ABC.
To begin with, the trash in the Walnut Grove town might be not so much. In this sense, there is no need to collect twice a week. Second, EZ just ordered more trucks is not equal to that EZ has more trucks. Maybe, due to financial deficit, EZ will cancel this order. Also, it is possible that most of the 20 trucks of EZ are broken down now, while all ABC’s are working well. This is the reason why they ordered new trucks. Even if EZ will buy news trucks, again, maybe the old ones and the new ones together will be less than 20. Additionally, the survey itself is dubitable. It fails to provide more details, such as the sample and statistic. Without this details the survey is at least unconvincing.
Furthermore, even though the possibilities aforementioned are not real, and EZ is qualified. However, according to the condition of the town itself, ABC’s service is enough, and also reduces the fee of our town which can be used in other aspects such as education. Again, Maybe the council chooses the ABC not EZ because of their different way of disposing the trash-ABC adopts new method which is more beneficial for the environment, while EZ uses the old way which is endangering the environment. These are possibilities. After all, the council is represent of its people, and the fee is out of its people, so should think twice before using the money.
In sum up, the reason why council chooses ABC is not clear. However, we should do a further study to make it out, and then we can decide whether the council is wrong or not. |
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