GMAT考试写作指导：Argument范文十五
<p> 75. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="memorandum">memorandum</span> <span word="argues">argues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span></p><p> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="fixing">fixing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="crosses">crosses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Styx">Styx</span> <span word="River">River</span>,</p><p> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span>. <span word="The">The</span></p><p> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="a">a</span></p><p> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weakening">weakening</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span></p><p> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Justify">Justify</span> <span word="fixing">fixing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="is">is</span></p><p> <span word="unconvincing">unconvincing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>.</p><p> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="unfairly">unfairly</span> <span word="assumes">assumes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="is">is</span></p><p> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="assumption">assumption</span></p><p> <span word="overlooks">overlooks</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="determining">determining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="importance">importance</span>―<span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span></p><p> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="emergencies">emergencies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>,</p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p> <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span></p><p> <span word="convincing">convincing</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Styx">Styx</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unimportant">unimportant</span>.</p><p> <span word="Secondly">Secondly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span></p><p> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Styx">Styx</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span></p>
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