Argument2 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:47分12秒 271 words
从2006年5月1日8时34分到2006年5月1日9时47分
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The following appeared in a letter sent by a committee of homeowners from the Deerhaven Acres to all homeowners in Deerhaven Acres.
'Seven years ago, homeowners in nearby Brookville community adopted a set of restrictions on how the community's yards should be landscaped and what colors the exteriors of homes should be painted. Since then, average property values have tripled in Brookville. In order to raise property values in Deerhaven Acres, we should adopt our own set of restrictions on landscaping and housepainting.'
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The committee asserts that the homeowners in Deerhaven Acres should adopt their own set of restrictions on landscaping and housepainting in order to raise property values in their area. To support this view, the committee illustrates the activities of homeowners in nearby Brookville community seven years ago and the following fact that average property values have tripled. Unfortunately, neither the former nor the latter can powerfully back up the committee's view.
First of all, no clear evidence indicates that the fast rising of property values in Brookville directly results from the activities on landscaping and housepainting seven years ago. The committee has not examined other changes in that period of time. Property values will rise up as time passes even without any outside influence. As a result, the status of property values in other areas ought to be studied. If the property values have risen more sharply in other areas where homeowners have not adopted such restrictions, the Deerhaven committee's view is simply of no sense. Moreover, property values relate to many factors, such as the improvement of industry, the establishment of huge stores and supermarkets, the development of education and entertainment, and the protection of natural environment. These are the fundamental factors that must have been measured. Thus, the Deerhaven committee has provided their homeowners with a rather arbitrary and probably misleading conclusion.
Besides, even if the restrictions on landscaping and housepainting seven years ago have benefited the property values in Brookville, no additional information demonstrates that the similar activities nowadays will bring Deerhaven any profits. People might have been interested in such restrictions seven years ago, but their current inclinations are not mentioned by Deerhaven committee at all. If they prefer individually free patterns instead of formal restrictions, such activities recommended by the committee will induce problems rather than profits. Furthermore, Deerhaven and Brookville are different. Whether restrictions on landscaping and housepainting, which might have worked in Brookville, can cause any good changes in Deerhaven remains a question.
In conclusion, the Deerhaven committee cannot offer either a clear relationship between the restrictions adopted by Brookville seven years ago and the following tripled property values, or the additional information that such restrictions can create profits in current Deerhaven. Hence, it is not reasonable for homeowners in Deerhaven to accept the recommendation given by the committee.