argument137 FLY AW小组第30次作业（427字）

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Argument137  第7篇 让砖头来得更猛烈些吧！
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作者：寄托家园作文版普通用户     共用时间：31分57秒     408 words
从2006年6月4日13时1分到2006年6月4日13时31分
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The following appeared in an editorial in the Mason City newspaper.
'At present, Mason City residents seldom use the nearby Mason River for any kind of recreational activity, even though surveys of the region's residents consistently rank water sports (swimming, fishing, and boating) as a favorite form of recreation. Since there have been complaints about the quality of the water in the river, residents must be avoiding the river because they think that it is not clean enough. But that situation is about to change: the agency responsible for rivers in our region has announced plans to clean up Mason River. Therefore, recreational use of the river is likely to increase, so the Mason City council will need to increase its budget for improvements to the publicly owned lands along the Mason River.'
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The arguer recommends Mason City council to increase its budget for improvements to the publicly owned lands along the Mason River. To support this conclusion, the arguer associates the seldom used Mason River with the complaints about the quality of river water, and claims that recreational use of the river is likely to increase once the water is cleaned. However, the arguer's recommendation is not convincing enough to be accepted by Mason City council.

First of all, it is unverified to attribute the seldom used Mason River to the quality of river water. Although there have been complaints about the quality of the water, the seldom use of the river can be induced by other factors, such as the preference of residents and other safety problems. On one hand, the credibility and representability of the survey mentioned in the editorial, which indicates that the residents of Mason City consistently rank water sports, should be carefully examined. On the other hand, assuming that the residents like water sports, such as swimming, fishing, and boating, no information demonstrates that the river can satisfy their needs even it is not polluted. The currents in the river may be too dangerous for residents to carry out swimming or boating, while the river may have no fish at all. As a result, without carefully studying the inclinations of residents and the status of the river, it is too arbitrary to assert that the seldom used river results from the complaints of the water quality.

Besides, even if the seldom use of Mason River results from the poor quality of river water, it is unreasonable to deduce that the recreational use of the river is likely to increase after the water cleaning project. Though the agency responsible for rivers has announced to clean up Mason River, no one ensures the water quality after the cleaning project. Moreover, no additional information shows that residents will believe the water quality after such a project, and begin to use the river to carry out swimming, fishing, or boating.

Furthermore, even if the recreational use of the rive will increase, no evidence indicates that it is necessary to increase the city council's budget for improvements to the publicly owned lands along the river. The arguer fails to exhibit the current situation of such publicly owned lands, which may be good enough to be used without any increase of budget.

In conclusion, the arguer's recommendation is not substantiated enough to convince the Mason City council to increase the budget for improving the publicly owned lands along Mason River.

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Issue157  第7篇 让砖头来得更猛烈些吧！
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作者：寄托家园作文版普通用户     共用时间：0分2秒     0 words
从2006年6月4日14时11分到2006年6月4日14时0分
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There is no such thing as purely objective observation. All observation is subjective; it is always guided by the observer's expectations or desires.
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关键词：observation
定义：the fact being observed, the activity of noting or recording a phenomenon, and the result of the notation
立场：conditioning
结构安排：
(1)        First of all, subjective expectations and desires cannot vary the facts that are observed.
(2)        However, the activities of noting or recording phenomena are influenced by the observer’s subjective intentions.
(3)        Besides, the results of notation are more or less impacted by subjective expectations and desires.

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Argument141  第7篇 让砖头来得更猛烈些吧！
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作者：寄托家园作文版普通用户     共用时间：0分2秒     0 words
从2006年6月5日9时45分到2006年6月5日9时0分
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The following appeared in a newsletter distributed at a recent political rally.
'Over the past year, the Consolidated Copper Company (CCC) has purchased over one million square miles of land in the tropical nation of West Fredonia. Mining copper on this land will inevitably result in pollution and environmental disaster, since West Fredonia is home to several endangered animal species. But such disaster can be prevented if consumers simply refuse to purchase products that are made with CCC's copper until the company abandons its mining plans.'
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逻辑分析：
(1)        consumers refuse to purchase products made with CCC’s copper = CCC cannot sell its products
(2)        CCC cannot sell its products = CCC will abandon its mining plans
(3)        CCC will abandon its mining plans = the pollution and environmental disaster in West Fredonia can be prevented
破题顺序：
(1)        It is unverified to assert that CCC cannot sell its products if consumers refuse to purchase products made with CCC’s copper. (sell raw copper to other companies; sell copper products to other country)
(2)        Even if CCC’s sales of copper products will decline, it is unsubstantiated to claim that CCC will abandon its mining plans. (increase mining speed in order to overcome the profit declination)
(3)        Even if CCC will agree to abandon its mining plans, it is unreasonable to deduce that the pollution and environmental disaster in West Fredonia can be avoided. (other using schemes, such as building factory and entertainment places)

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Issue221  第7篇 让砖头来得更猛烈些吧！
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作者：寄托家园作文版普通用户     共用时间：0分2秒     0 words
从2006年6月5日10时9分到2006年6月5日10时0分
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The chief benefit of the study of history is to break down the illusion that people in one period of time are significantly different from people who lived at any other time in history.
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关键词：benefit
定义：something that promotes or enhances well-being; an advantage
立场：reject
结构安排：
(1)        Admittedly, the study of history provides human beings with the basic natural characteristics of human society, which help people better understand their contemporary conditions.
(2)        However, the realization of the differences between times through history study also benefits human beings considerably, as it helps people understand the evolvement of human society as well as the importance to examine current conditions in detail.
(3)        Besides, the study of history has other important benefits, such as to communicate with ancestors and to solve conflictions between traditional and modern attitudes.

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Argument232  第7篇 让砖头来得更猛烈些吧！
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作者：寄托家园作文版普通用户     共用时间：0分2秒     0 words
从2006年6月5日10时44分到2006年6月5日10时0分
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The following appeared in a memo from the sales manager of Eco-Power, a company that manufactures tools and home appliances.
'Many popular radio and television commercials use memorable tunes and song lyrics to call attention to the products being advertised. Indeed, a recent study of high school students showed that 85 percent could easily recognize the tunes used to advertise leading soft drinks and fast-food restaurants. Despite our company's extensive advertising in magazines during the past year, sales of our home appliances declined. Therefore, to boost company profits, we should now switch to advertisements featuring a distinctive song.'
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逻辑分析：
(1) many popular radio and television commercials use memorable tunes and song lyrics = they use tunes to call attention to the advertised products = people pay attention to products because of tunes
(2) a recent study in which 85 percent of students could easily recognize the tunes used to advertise leading soft drinks and fast-food restaurants = tunes can call attention to products
(3) tunes can call attention to products + the sales declined last year when the company advertised in magazines = the company should switch to advertisements featuring a distinctive song
破题顺序：
(1)        First of all, it is unverified to claim that tunes can significantly call people’s attention to advertised products. (other advertising characteristics, such as how many audience there are, how interesting the advertisement is, and how perfect the products are)
(2)        Besides, it is unreasonable to deduce from the recent study that tunes call students’ attention to products. (the original popularity of such drinks and restaurant; the conditions of other tune advertised products)
(3)        Even if tunes can call people’s attention to products, it is unsubstantiated to expect the increase of sales using advertisements featuring a distinctive song. (the main causes of sales declination, such as poor product quality, depressing market, and management; the desirability of such a distinctive song)