The following is a memorandum from the office of Mayor Harrison Smith Jones."In order to relieve Briggsville’s notorious traffic congestion, Mayor Harrison Smith Jones plans to build a multi-million dollar subway system. The subway will run through the ma

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The following is a memorandum from the office of Mayor Harrison Smith Jones.

"In order to relieve Briggsville’s notorious traffic congestion, Mayor Harrison Smith Jones plans to build a multi-million dollar subway system. The subway will run through the major downtown areas, a part of the town where buses serve as the only form of public transportation. For years, residents have been complaining both about inconsistent buses, and the general lack of safety while riding the buses. Additionally, the subway will be running twenty-four hours a day. Since motorists will spend less time in traffic, Mayor Harrison Smith Jones expects to see an immediate increase in worker productivity, which will improve the economy of Briggsville."

Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.

Mayor Harrison Smith jones have envisaged a very promising development plan of building subway system to ease traffic congestion. It is not dought a long term plan and is surely going to provide relief to the residents of the people. How ever with out raising the questions over its over all efficiency one needs to see some hidden aspects of the plan such as its viability, construction time, difficulty arising due to constructions and various environmental dangers such as possible landsliding due to excavation work.These factors are very crucial to the successful development of the plan and als...

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