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In this argument, the author comes to a conclusion that the city should prohibit skateboarding in Central Plaza. To justify the claim, the author points out that the number of shoppers in central plaza has been steadily decreasing while the popularity of skateboarding has increased dramatically. The author also cites that many store owners believe that the decrease of their profit is due to the number of skateboard users. Close scrutiny of this argument reveals that it is unconvincing in several aspects.
First and foremost, the store owners unfairly assume that it is the presence of skateboards that result in the decrease in their business. However, are there any necessary connections between the number of skateboarders and the popularity of the Central Plaza？
The author fails to show the statistics. Besides, profitability is a function of both revenue and expense. Thus, it is entirely possible that the objects’ price in the Central Plaza is deeply high comparing with those in other stores for the general to consume. Perhaps with only few stores in the Central Plaza, consumers would rather go further to satisfy their requirements. The decorations of the Central Plaza maybe dull for the consumers. In short, without more information about supply, demand, production costs and revenue of the store, it is impossible to determine that the skateboards play an important part in determining the business of the stores.
In addition, the idea that the decrease of the business in the Central Plaza is due to the number of skateboard users is pointed by many central plaza store owners instead of the general citizens. The sample, the store owners, is not representative enough to reflect the overall attitudes of the whole respondents. The store owners are all think selfishly about their own profit ignoring the interest of the skateboarders. The survey based just on the business may not be reliable.
Finally, the author comes to a conclusion that if skateboarding is prohibited here, the business in Ventral Plaza will return to its previously high levels. But whether the conclusion is efficient or not deserves to doubt. Considering that the skateboarders make a harmonious environment in Central Plaza, where the youngsters playing skateboards and the olds talking with each other, thus it is more energetic. Without the players, there may be less people coming to the central plaza, let alone shopping here.
To sum up, the conclusion reached in the argument is invalid and misleading. To make it logically acceptable, the arguer would have to substantiate that the popularity of skateboarding directly lead to the decrease in the business of the store owners. The arguer should also cite some evidence that is more persuasive and take every possible consideration into account.
总感觉自己写的比别人写的简单多了，也不会用什么高级的词汇，求猛拍啊~~~~ |
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发表于 2012-10-20 14:50:07
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