▶ Your Answer :
It may be true that Adams Realty sold
houses at a faster rate for higher prices than Fitch Realty, and this may have
led the homeowner to interpret that Adams is more adequate for better home
sales. However, there are a few logical fallacies in the letter that should be
corrected to better persuade the reader to choose Adams Realty over Fitch
Realty. To
begin with, having more real estate agents in the firm may denote a more
successful real estate. On the other hand, brusque conclusions should not be
made since the effectiveness of having more agents has not been confirmed. For
instance, some of the 25 realtors at Fitch may be working part-time because
they are capable of completing their tasks faster than others. Also, if there
are too many workers, communication problems could occur within the firm.
Therefore, defining the success of the firm depending on the difference in the
number of working real estate agents is equivocal. Secondly,
the larger revenue that occurred at Adams Realty seems to show that it is more
successful than Fitch Realty. However, revenue should not be the only factor
considered in deciding between the two real estates. For example, Adams may
have a larger revenue even if it sold fewer houses but that were larger, and
hence more expensive. In addition, revenues could be greater at Adams since it
would be commensurate to a possibly higher commission rate. A greater commission
rate would ultimately be less profitable for both the seller and buyer. Thus,
pure revenues of the two firms should not be compared to facilitate the
decision. Finally,
the speed at which the homeowner’s house was sold may have been faster with
Adams than at Fitch. However, there was a large time difference and the state
of the two houses is unknown; therefore, it is difficult to conclude that sales
occurring now will be faster with Adams than with Fitch. Perhaps, there was an
economic hardship ten years ago that discouraged many people to buy new homes. Or
last year’s sale could have been an outlier amongst other sales due to a
relatively low price. Thus, it is impossible to conclude that the experience of
one person is like that of the entire firm.
To sum up, it is possible that Adams
Realty should be preferred over Fitch Realty, but there are several logical
flaws in the letter that do not clearly demonstrate the reason for the preference.
More information on the efficiency of the agents at each firm should be
provided, as well as the meaning of the revenues relevant to the number of
sales from each firm. Additionally, the writer should gather more information
on how fast sales occur at each firm from a larger pool of cases, rather than
providing just his/her own personal experience. Consequently, the reader could
be more easily persuaded to choose Adams Realty over Fitch Realty. |