GRE写作模拟题(5)Argument

1、GRE 写作模拟题（ 5 ）Argument 要求： Task Direction You will have 30 minutes to plan and write a critique of an argument presented in the form of a short passage. A critique of any other argument will receive a score of zero. Analyze the line of reasoning in the argument. Be sure to consider what, if any, que

2、stionable assumptions underlie the thinking and, if evidence is cited, how well it supports 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 additional information might help

3、you better evaluate its conclusion. Note that you are NOT being asked to present your views on the subject. GRE readers who are college and university faculty will read your critique and evaluate its overall quality, based on how well you identify and analyze important features of the argument organ

4、ize, develop, and express your critique of the argument support your critique with relevant reasons and examples control the elements of standard written English. Before you begin writing, you may want to take a few minutes to evaluate the argument and to plan a response. Be sure to develop your ide

5、as fully and organize them coherently, but leave time to read what you have written and make any revisions that you think are necessary. Section Direction Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. Questiion The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Walnut Grove town newspaper.

6、Walnut Groves town council has advocated switching from EZ Disposal (which has had the contract for trash collection services in Walnut Grove for the past ten years) to ABC Waste, because EZ recently raised its monthly fee from $2,000 to $2,500 a month, whereas ABCs fee is still $2,000. But the town

7、 council is mistaken; we should continue using EZ. EZ collects trash twice a week, while ABC collects only once. Moreover, EZ-which, like ABC, currently has a fleet of 20 trucks-has ordered additional trucks. Finally, EZ provides exceptional service ： 80 percent of respondents to last years town sur

8、vey agreed that they were satisfied with EZs performance. 题目讲解 本题要求从题目中找出主要的逻辑错误，也就是 Argume nt题目的 提纲,同时每一个逻辑错误准备一套语言套路去反驳。 Walnut Grove的市委提议选择 ABC Waste而不是EZ Disposal（ 它是过去十年中和 Walnut Grove 签约提供垃圾收集服务的 机构），因为EZ最近把他们每月的收费从$2000提升到了 $2500,而 ABC仍然是$2000。但市委是错误的，我们应该继续使用E乙EZ每周收 集两次垃圾，而ABC只收集一次。而且，EZ当前的卡

9、车拥有量和 ABC 一样都是20辆，但它已定购了更多的车辆。最后，EZ还提供优越的服 务：去年市镇调查中80%勺回应者同意他们对于 EZ的表现是满意的。 观点提示 1、作者认为EZ比ABC更值得，基于EZ一周收集两次垃圾而 ABC 只有一次。但并没有提出详细的信息证明一个月清理两次垃圾对于 Walnut Grove 是必要的。 2、此外，作者还指出EZ正在订购额外的卡车并提供很多额外服 务，但并没有提供 ABC的情况。首先，没必要，其次说不准 ABC也有。 3、卡车作为固定资产的购入可能会增加收费。 范文： The argument is not well reasoned at all, a

10、nd it might be wise for Walnut Groves town council to turn to ABC Disposal. To begin with, despite EZs weekly working frequency is as twice as ABCs, yet no sign has been displayed to prove that the advantage is necessary and fictional. For instance, if the towns garbage amount is under a particularl

11、y lower scale, which merely reaches the quantity of once disposal from ABC and hence the relatively once more from EZ is just a futile plethora. Also, even if twice disposal is applicable, it still deserves to doubt whether most citizens would like usual to choose EZ when taking into account the pri

12、ce of its service has been increased by $500 a month. Most citizens is highly possible to pick up a company that can offer best services while calling for relatively little money, for saving the extra $500, which to some extent is dispensable, I think, most citizens can cope with some easily handled

13、 trash with their own methods instead of singly relying on the disposal company. And another crucial point I cast great discretion on is whether the survey made last year is the persuasive reflection of the whole citizens actual attitudes. The major deniable spot is the surveys sampling size and acc

14、ordingly the ultimate respondents echoing the questions. Visualize the citizens of Walnut town are no less than 500 thousands, but ironically only the 5 hundred ones have the fortune to be asked the question and in the end the real available records making some senses are less than the 10% of the in

15、terviewers, namely the upper limit is only 50 people. Let alone whether these answers have the widely applicable representative, just judging about the number of respondents we can have justifiable rights to disregard the validity of this survey. Almost to forget to point out, that the freshly order

16、ed 20 trucks of EZ cannot add another ponderous stake onto the balance, on the contrary, it might exacerbate the impressions of EZ in peoples mind. Buying new trucks would ineluctably consume the companys property, and to take this disburse back the company must put some additional measures for compensation, thereby increasing the fees can lead the citizens to obtain the most strong conviction of loading the economic debt onto their shoulders, which finally ruins the tiny fantasy prone to the EZ. So the arguers recommendation is just nothing but a cheap propaganda to throw to the vast resid