▶ Your Answer :
In the given
article, the author claims that the showerheads should be modified for all
the twenty floors of Sunnyside Tower so that Sunnyside
Corporation’s profits would be increased. While supporting the argument, however, the author makes
numerous assumptions which cannot be taken for granted thus the argument
remains largely unconvincing without further evidence to verify unjustified
assumptions.
To begin with, the author assumes that this adjustment will definitely result
in a significant saving for the corporation,
but this may not
be the case. It is possible that the
actual result show there is no significant difference in the whole amount of water usage between before and after
adjustment. For instance, even though the water pressure is low, it is possible
that the whole amounts of water usage are not be decreased. If people use water
for longer time to compensate for the
lower flow of water, the amount of water would not be different with before the
adjustment. Thus,
further evidence pertaining whether this modification
causes the actual decrease of the residents’ water usage is needed to
support the assertion and assess it, as lack thereof significantly weakens the
argument.
Moreover, the argument relies on the assumption that there
is no problem regarding the modification because a few complaints have been reported. However, even if the
number of complaints is low, the
other possibilities might still remain.
The degree of complaints could be too serious to disregard it and many of complaints
might not be fully reported as Sunnyside corporation does not offer the
well-developed resident service system enough. Plus, since the previous adjustment was done only
before one month, it could not warrant whether the future complains will not be
reported. Therefore,
in order to
judge the assumption, further proof such as the
reliability of the reported complaints and potential issues generated over a longer period of time is necessary.
Finally, the argument that restricting water flow throughout all floors is surely
increase the company’s profit is not plausible without corroborating evidence. Even if reducing
the total amount of water usage were turn out to be successful, it is possible that the expense of installation for twenty floors could
exceed the savings. That is, the author has to
weigh the value of expected gain against cost
required. In addition, although the showerheads modifications might have been
successful for the first five floors, it does not justify
that the same situation might occur
for the rest of the floors. Hence, the comparability of remaining floors for the adaption
of new showerheads with the first five
floors and the details about the profit concerning the costs and benefits should be assessed
first to verify the author’s assumptions.
In conclusion, further evidence pertaining
to above assumptions is required for an
adequate assessment or a more persuasive argument.
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