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The reading passage contends that people will continue to use coal because it has merits. On the other hand, the lecturer brings up several points that contradicts this argument. First of all, the lecturer questions the validity of the point in the reading passage that Coal is easy to extract. This is attributed to the fact that coal is limited and exhausted on the earth's surface, instead commonly located close to it. In addition, it is very complicated to mine coal because it is located almost 100 meter under the surface, which has to be extracted with the need for specialized equipment to burrow deep into the earth. Thus, the reading passage's first point is contradicted. Moreover, the lecturer casts doubt on the point made by the reading passage that the cost of transportation of coal is very low. This is because a lot of skillful experts are needed to transport coal, so coal is not cheap to transport. More specifically, heaviness of coal cause a lot of trucks and train to transport coal because coal is commonly shipped in its solid form. Consequently, the reading passage's second point is invalid. Last but not least, the lecturer disagrees with the point made in the reading passage that coal industry hires more workers. It is obvious that the development of skills and mechanics makes human obsolete. In detail, the mining facility's requirement of workers in the extraction and processing of coal will be constantly decrease in the future. As a result, with such reasoning, the reading passage's final point is refuted. |