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本帖最后由 ella_dyl 于 2010-3-21 13:54 编辑
TOPIC: ARGUMENT30 - According to information recently reported in the Eliottown Gazette, the number of people who travel to Eliottown has increased significantly over the past several years. So far this year over 100,000 people have arrived on flights to Eliottown's airport, compared with only 80,000 last year and 40,000 the year before. Eliottown's train station has received more than 50,000 passengers this year, compared with less than 40,000 last year and 20,000 the year before. Clearly tourism in Eliottown has been increasing, thanks to the new Central Park and Museum of Modern Art that opened last year. Therefore, the funding for the park and museum should be increased significantly.
WORDS: 392 TIME: 00:30:00 DATE: 2010-3-20 上午 11:12:25
In this argument, the author advocates that the funding for the new Central Park and Museum of Modern Art should be increased significantly. To justify this claim, the author cites the increased number of people who arrived in Eliottown on flights and by train to prove that the opening of two places has contributed a lot to the shape increase of travelers to Eliottown's. Although this argument seems reasonable at first glance, it is in fact ill-conceived.
First and foremost, the increased number of people who arrived in Eliottown does not necessarily infer the boom of tourism. We can not make sure that if all passengers are travelling to Eliottown. It is entirely possible that Eliottown is not their destination but a traffic transfer spot, they will leave for other places later. Or perhaps the aim of most people arriving in Eliottown is shopping or business rather than travelling.
Also, the author unfairly contributes the boom of Eliottown's tourism to opening of the park and museum. Since the author does not provide any information about the background information of this certain year, we can not rule out the possibilities that this year is a special case. Perhaps it is because Eliottown is holding a significant event that attracts so many people visitors. Even if the case is general, we can not ignore other relevant factors. It is highly possible that the overall landscape of Eliottown is more appeal to travelers. They may enjoy the modern buildings, fashion atmosphere or the cleanness of the city. Thus, without ruling out all this possibilities, the author can not hastily conclude that the opening of the park and museum is attributable to the increase of tourism.
Granted that the park and museum are really attractive to travelers, it does not mean we should increase the funding significantly. Since there is no evidence showing that these two places are suffering financial problems, this extra funding is unwarranted.
In all, the conclusion reached in this argument is invalid and misleading. To strengthen this argument, the author should provide evidence that it is the opening of the new Central Park and Museum of Modern Art--not some other factors---that helps to increase the tourism of Eliottown. Moreover, the author should conduct a comprehensive survey about the two places to make it clear whether the extra funding is necessary.
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