gladys

Argument 11

In this political editorial the author asserts that that the residents of San Perdito would be best served if they
voted Montoya, the concurrent Mayor, out of office and elect the former Mayor Varro.  

This argument is unconvincing for several reasons:

1) The argument commits the fallacy of "After this, therefore because of this ":
Montoya's election came before the decrease in population and the increase in unempolyment rate.  This reasoning
is problematic unless other possible causal explanations have been considered and ruled out.

2) The argument assumes that the Varro's leadership is the cause of the economic improvement. However, the mere
fact that Varro's election precedes the economic boom is not sufficient to justify this assumption.

3) The reasons cited for the author's recommendation have obviously been oversimplified, hence, we can not rule
out the possiblility that the author is using political rhetorices affecting the electorates' emotion and
misleading their judgement.

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-3-20 12:10:58编辑过]

gladys

Issue 18

I agree with the statement to the extent that the corporate's duty to maximize profit and to serve the interest of
society sometimes compete and conflict with each other. But more ample evidence shows that these the
relationship of these two duties can be mutually beneficial.

1. The recent corporate scandles reveals that carried to the extreme, the pursuit of penuniary interest can prove
disastrous to the employees, shareholders, communities and the society. And the perpetrators are facing
legal punishment.

2.

A. The goal of maximizing profits can also bring benefits to the society.
For example: create more jobs, increased taxation, and contribution to social stability.

B. Holding the duty to serve the society can also contribute to the development of the business.

For example: Taking an active role in protecting the environment help improve the corporate's public image.

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-3-20 13:36:55编辑过]