30. In this argument prudent investors are advised to stop investing in hotels and
invest instead in hospitals and nursing homes. The author cites two related trends―an
aging population and a decline in hotel occupancy―as grounds for this advice. To
illustrate these trends, the author refers to another region of the country, where 20
percent of the population is over 65 years old and where occupancy rates in resort hotels
have declined significantly during the past six months. This argument is unconvincing
in a couple of important respects.
In the first place, the author provides no evidence to support the claim that the
population as a whole is aging and that the hotel occupancy rate in general is declining.
The example cited, while suggestive of these trends, is insufficient to warrant their truth
because there is no reason to believe that data drawn from this unnamed region is
representative of the entire country. For example, if the region from which the data was
gathered was Florida, it would clearly be unrepresentative. The reason for this is
obvious. Florida is populated by a disproportionate number of retired people over 65
years old and is a very popular vacation destination during the winter months. Moreover,
【GMAT考试写作指导:Argument范文四十】相关文章:
最新
2016-03-02
2016-03-02
2016-03-02
2016-03-02
2016-03-02
2016-03-02