GMAT Argument 79重新选题
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收起The following appeared as part of a memorandum from a government agency:
“Given the limited funding available for the building and repair of roads and bridges, the government should not spend any money this year on fixing the bridge that crosses the Styx River. This bridge is located near a city with a weakening economy, so it is not as important as other bridges; moreover, the city population is small and thus unlikely to contribute a significant enough tax revenue to justify the effort of fixing the bridge.”
Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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只得到有限的资金用于建筑和修复道路桥梁的情况下,政府今年不应该把任何钱投入Styx桥的修整里去。这座桥靠近一个经济正在衰退的城市,所以它的重要性不如其它的桥。而且,这个城市的人口很少,看来不太可能产生很大的税收来证明修桥的努力是正当的。