ARGUMENT ESSAY : The following appears in a letter to the editor for the West Lansburg News: "The tufted groundhog lives in the coastal wetlands of West Lansburg. Ancient records suggest that the tufted groundhog once numbered in the millions. Since the

The argument that " inorder to preserve the region's biodiversity and ensure a healthy environment the West Lansburg council should not allow the road to be built" is unsupported because it has many flaws in it.

The main flaw is "analogy flaw",as it is compared with neighbouring Eastern Carpenteria sanctuary. we cannot say that a thing happened to one happens to us. the conditions may be completely different because the sea otter may live in a different environment than that of a tufted groundhog. As these are two different species one cannot compare in such a way.

Secondly,the decline in the population of sea otters may be due to other reasons also, it may be because of spread of some epidemic disease also.so there is no point in comparing this kind of scenario with the present one.

Inaddition if we allow the construction of road there may be a chance for the government to take care of the tufted groundhog with more attention and some special provided may help for further development of those kind.

Further more simply not allowing the construction of road only may not fetch for the development of wildlife, they should be provided with good feed and must be seen with good care. merely hindering the construction of road doesn't allow progress.

Finally as it is flawed due to the above mentioned reasons one cannot conclude by thinking in a box. nally as it is flawed due to the above mentioned reasons one cannot conclude by taking into consideration of some factors only. So the writer of the argument should take into viewof the factors related to the wildlife protection and give a conclusion.