GRE考试ETS官方Argument范文

Argument官方主题范文36篇来源：ETSSixmonthsagotheregionofForestvilleincreasedthespeedlimitforvehiclestravelingontheregion'shighwaysbytenmilesperhour.Sincethatchangetookeffect,thenumberofautomobileaccidentsinthatregionhasincreasedby15percent.ButthespeedlimitinElmsford,aregionneighboringForestville,remainedunchanged,andautomobileaccidentsdeclinedslightlyduringthesamesix-monthperiod.Therefore,ifthecitizensofForestvillewanttoreducethenumberofautomobileaccidentsontheregion'shighways,theyshouldcampaigntoreduceForestville'sspeedlimittowhatitwasbeforetheincrease.6分：Theagrumentiswell-presented,butnotthoroughlywell-reasoned.BymakingacomparisonoftheregionofForestville,thetownwiththehigherspeedlimitandthereforeautomobileaccidents,withtheregionofElmsford,anareaofalowerspeedlimitandsubsequentlyfeweraccidents,theargumentforreducingForestville'sspeedlimitsinordertodecreaseaccidentsseemslogical.However,thecitizensofForestvillearefailingtoconsiderotherpossiblealternativestotheincreasingcaraccidentsaftertheraiseinspeedlimit.SuchalternativesmayincludethefactthattherearelessreliablecarstravelingtheroadsinForestville,orthattheagebracketofthoseinElmsfordmaybemoreconducivetodrivingsafely.Itispossiblethattherearemoreyounger,inexperienced,ormoreelderly,unsafedriversinForestvillethanthereareinElmsford.Inaddition,thecitizenshavefailedtoconsiderthegeographicalandphysicalterrainofthetwodifferentareas.PerhapsForestville'shighwayisinanareaofmoredangerouscurves,sharpturns,orhasmanyintersectionsormergingpointswhereaccidentsaremorelikelytooccur.Itappearsreasonable,therefore,forthecitizenstofocusonthesetroublespotsthantoreducethespeedintheentirearea.Elmsfordmaybeanareaofeasierdrivingconditionswhereaccidentsarelesslikelytooccurregardlessofthespeedlimit.Asix-monthperiodisnotaparticularlylongtimeframeforthecitizenstodeterminethatspeedlimithasinfluencedthenumberofautomobileaccidentsinthearea.ItismentionedintheargumentthatElmsfordaccidentsdecreasedduringthetimeperiod.Thismayhavebeenatime,suchasduringharshweatherconditions,whenlesspeopleweredrivingontheroadandthereforethenumberofaccidentsdecreased.However,Forestvillecitizens,perhapscoercedbyemploymentorotherrequirements,wereunabletoavoiddrivingontheroads.Again,thedemographicsofthepopulationareimportant.ItispossiblethatElmsfordcitizensdonothavetotravelfarfromworkorworkfromtheirhome,ordonotworkatall.AretheremorepeopleinForestvillethanthereweresicmonthsago?Ifso,theremaybeanincreasednumberofaccidentsduetomoreautomobilesontheroad,andnotduetotheincreasedspeedlimits.Alsoinreferencetotheactivitiesofthepopulation,itispossiblethatForestvilleinhabitantsweretravelingduringlesssafetimesoftheday,suchasearlyinthemorning,orduringtwilight.WorkorfamilyhabitsmayhaveencouragedcitizenstodriveduringthistimewhenElmsfordresidentsmaynothavebeenforcedtodoso.Overall,thereasoningbehinddecreasingForestville'sspeedlimitbacktoitsoriginalseemslogicalaspresentedabovesincethecitizensareactingintheirownbestinterestsandwanttoprotecttheirsafety.However,beforeanyfinaldecisionsaremadeaboutthereductioninspeedlimit,thecitizensandofficialsofForestvilleshouldevaluateallpossiblealternativesandcausesfortheincreasednumberofaccidentsoverthesix-monthperiodascomparedtoElmsford.COMMENTARYThisoutstandingessaybeginsbynotingthattheargumentseemslogical.Itthenproceedstodiscusspossiblealternativeexplanationsfortheincreaseincaraccidentsandprovidesanimpressivelyfullanalysis.Alternativesmentionedarethat--thetworegionsmighthavedriversofdifferentagesandexperience;--Forestville'stopography,geography,cars,and/orroadsmightcontributetoaccidents;--sixmonthsmightbeaninsufficientamountoftimefordeterminingthatthespeedlimitislinkedtotheaccidentrate;--demographicsmightplayaroleinautoaccidents;--populationandautodensityshouldbeconsidered;and--thetimesofdaywhendriversinthetworegionstravelmightberelevant.Thepointsarecogentlydevelopedandarelinkedinsuchawayastocreatealogicallyorganizedessay.Transitionstogetherwithinteriorconnectionscreateasmoothlyintegratedpresentation.Forthemostpart,thewriteruseslanguagecorrectlyandwellandprovidesexcellentvarietyinsyntax.Theminorflaws(e.g.,usinglessinsteadoffewer)donotdetractfromtheoverallhighqualityofthecritique.Thisisanimpressive6paper.5TheargumentabovepresentsasoundcaseforarguingthatiftheregionofForestvillewantstoreducethenumberofautomobileaccidentsontheregion'shighways,theyshouldconsiderreducingthespeedlimittowhatitwasbeforetheincreaseinspeedlimittookplace6monthspreviously.However,therearesomeintermediatestepsthatonecouldtakebeforejumpingtotheconclusionthatreducingthespeedlimitistheonlywayinwhichtrafficaccidentscanbereduced.Firstofall,Iwouldexaminetheactualnumberoftrafficaccidentsthatoccurredbeforeandafterthespeedlimitincreaseandcomparethistothesizeoftheregionanditsdrivingpopulation.Forexample,iftheForestvilleregion'sdrivingpopulationis1millionpeople,andthetrafficaccidentsfora6-monthperiodbeforethespeedincreasetotaled100,thenthe15%increasewouldamounttoanadditional16trafficaccidents,or116total.Forapopulationof1million,theremaybeothersolutionstoth