作文题目:
The following appeared in a letter from a homeowner to a friend.
"Of the two leading real estate firms in our town—Adams Realty and Fitch Realty—Adams Realty is clearly superior. Adams has 40 real estate agents; in contrast, Fitch has 25, many of whom work only part-time. Moreover, Adams' revenue last year was twice as high as that of Fitch and included home sales that averaged $168,000, compared to Fitch's $144,000. Homes listed with Adams sell faster as well: ten years ago I listed my home with Fitch, and it took more than four months to sell; last year, when I sold another home, I listed it with Adams, and it took only one month. Thus, if you want to sell your home quickly and at a good price, you should use Adams Realty."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
题目讲解:
【翻译】
在本市的两家最大的房地产经纪公司--Adams Realty和Fitch Realty--之中,Adams显然更优秀一些。Adams有40名房地产经纪人,而Fitch只有25个,且很多是兼职工作。而且,Adams去年的收入是Fitch的两倍,其平均房价为$168000,而Fitch仅为$144000。在Adams销售的房屋卖得也更快:十年前,我把我的房产交给Fitch,它用了四个多月才卖出去;去年,我在Adams卖了另一处房产,仅用一个月就售出了。因此,要想让你的房产卖的更快更好,你应该选择Adams。
【分析】
1.作者没有说明Adams的详细情况。他虽然有40名房地产经纪人,但是否都是兼职,此外,Adams是否经营的房子和Fitch一样,可能经营的是豪华的房子,可能168,000算便宜的好房子,而144,000是贵的差房子
2.作者没有足够的信息说明Adams买房子比Fitch慢,可能是季节不同
3.其他因素:收入是两倍不一定利润高,可能Fitch的经营情况更好;没有考虑费用是否相同