刘文勇GRE写作Argument题库 Day 8

Day 8 To serve the housing needs of our students, Buckingham College should build a numberof new dormitories

The following appeared in a memo from the director of student housing at Buckingham College.

“To serve the housing needs of our students, Buckingham College should build a number of new dormitories. Buckingham's enrollment is growing and, based on current trends, will double over the next 50 years, thus making existing dormitory space inadequate. Moreover, the average rent for an apartment in our town has risen in recent years. Consequently, students will find it increasingly difficult to afford off-campus housing. Finally, attractive new dormitories would make prospective students more likely to enroll at Buckingham.”

Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.

五问：

（1）“Buckingham's enrollment is growing”和“the average rent for an apartment in our town has risen in recent years”是事实；“To serve the housing needs of our students, Buckingham College should build a number of new dormitories”是结论。结论部分不应反驳，但不反驳并不意味着不需要关注。本段的观点句说建新宿舍是为了满足学生的住宿需求，而最后一句话说新宿舍能够吸引更多的学生报考，题目对两者之间的关系有直接的描述吗？考生在反驳最后一句话时应当注意。

（2）现在学校的报名人数有所增加，就意味着以后的报名人数也会增加吗？现在的趋势一定会保持下去吗？以时间轴作为论证方式，有什么不对的地方？也许以后学生人数会因其他因素而减少，如学校教学水平、学费、基础设施等。

（3）50年后才会发生的问题，是否有必要现在就去解决？

（4）镇上公寓平均租金上涨，是否通货膨胀造成的？对比而言，学校宿舍的费用呢？今后是否可能公寓租金减少，而学生的生活费用增加，因此学生依旧选择住在学校外面呢？而且即便涨价学生就一定租不起吗？

（5）吸引学生报考的原因除了宿舍之外还有哪些？这些信息都被提及了吗？比如：学校的教育质量，该校的毕业生就业情况等。