argument237 [0610G-我们的九月]第十六次作业

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TOPIC: 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."
WORDS: 515          TIME: 0:40:00          DATE: 2006-8-10

比以前写得快，但是列过的提纲还是好好再想了一下才开写，内在的逻辑联系少了许多，这一篇，有点散。


In this argument, the arguer recommends Beauville to provide tax incentives and other financial inducements in order to encourage private companies to relocate there, and thus to fastest stimulate economic development and hence reduce unemployment. However, the argument is unpersuasive as it stands for the groundless assumptions it relies on and some unconvincing reasoning it suffers.

To begin with, the arguer unfairly establishes the argument based on the assumption the experience from the city of Dillton also suits in Beauville. Unfortunately, no evidence about the similarities of the two cities is provided in the argument. Without any analysis about the situation of the economic development and what lead to the unemployment in Diliton itself, any actions taken to solve the problems might be ineffective as they seem. Otherwise, if corporate tax rate is indeed low or the relocating grants and favorable rates on city utilities to those relocating companies are already attractive enough, thus any more plans are meaningless. Consequently, what should not be neglected is the necessary comparison between the two cities.

Further, the arguer fails to build a causal relationship between the policy newly employed and the relocating of the two manufacturing companies. It is quite possible that the relocating is irrelevant with the policy or the policy contributes little to the two companies. For instance, they might favorite the climate of Dillton or the employees in Dillton are cheaper than other cities. Thus, the influence of the policy is still dubious.

In addition, the fact that the two companies employ a total of 300 people in Dillton leads little support to the arguer's assumption the economic development is stimulated and the unemployment is reduced. Any detailed information about the 300 people is beyond our reach. Are the 300 people the habitants of Dillton, are they unemployed before employed by the two companies? Also, a dangerous trend possible the arguer neglect is that the competition the two companies bring might do harm to the former companies and even worse lead to their bankrupt. Therefore, the economic development and the unemployment might deteriorate.

Finally, the arguer is too hasty to reach the conclusion that the policy might encourage private companies to relocate Beauville and is the best way to improve economy and employment. Any information about private companies is not mentioned in the argument, and the two companies newly relocating in Dillton might be public otherwise. Besides, any other measure is not taken into account so the comparison is lacked and the way can not be stated as the best one.

To sum up, the recommendation the arguer concludes is not so strong and persuasive as it stands. To validate the argument, the arguer must provide the analysis of the economic situation of Beauville and the clear information that the policy Dillton employed suits Beauville as well. Further, the evidence that the two new companies are attracted by the new polices and they factully stimulate the economic development and promote the employment of Dollton must be offered. Also, to better substantiate the conclusion, the arguer should ensure me that the two companies are private.

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