GMAT考试写作指导:Argument范文五八
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32.        In this argument the author concludes that West Cambria can increase revenues
and provide better care to accident victims by disbanding the volunteer ambulance
service and hiring a commercial one. The author reasons that this change would yield
additional revenues because service fees could be imposed for ambulance use. The
author also reasons that the city would provide better service to accident victims
because a commercial service would respond more quickly to accidents than a volunteer
service would. The author's argument is flawed in two respects.
      To begin with, the author's plan for raising revenue for West Cambria is
questionable1. Unless the service fees are considerable or the accident rate is extremely
high, it is unlikely that significant revenues will be raised by charging a fee for 
ambulance use. Consequently, revenue generation is not a good reason to disband the
volunteer service and hire a commercial service.
      Next, the author's belief that better patient care would be provided by a
commercial ambulance service than by a volunteer service is based on insufficient2
evidence. The fact that the commercial service in East Cambria has a lower average
response time than the volunteer service in West Cambria is insufficient evidence for the
claim that this will be the case for all commercial services. Moreover, the author's
recommendation depends upon the assumption that response time to an accident is the
only factor that influences patient care. Other pertinent3 factors—such as ambulance-
crew proficiency4 and training, and emergency equipment—are not considered.
      In conclusion, this argument is unconvincing. To strengthen the argument the
author would have to show that substantial revenue for the town could be raised by
charging service fees for ambulance use. Additionally, the author would have to provide
more evidence to support the claim that commercial ambulance services provide better
patient care than volunteer services


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1 questionable oScxK     
adj.可疑的,有问题的
参考例句:
  • There are still a few questionable points in the case.这个案件还有几个疑点。
  • Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。
2 insufficient L5vxu     
adj.(for,of)不足的,不够的
参考例句:
  • There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
  • In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代,科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。
3 pertinent 53ozF     
adj.恰当的;贴切的;中肯的;有关的;相干的
参考例句:
  • The expert made some pertinent comments on the scheme.那专家对规划提出了一些中肯的意见。
  • These should guide him to pertinent questions for further study.这些将有助于他进一步研究有关问题。
4 proficiency m1LzU     
n.精通,熟练,精练
参考例句:
  • He plied his trade and gained proficiency in it.他勤习手艺,技术渐渐达到了十分娴熟的地步。
  • How do you think of your proficiency in written and spoken English?你认为你的书面英语和口语熟练程度如何?
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