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