The following appeared in a letter from a homeowner to a friend.
"Of the two leading real estate firms in our town—Adams Realty and Fitch Realty—Adams Realty is clearly superior. Adams has 40 real estate agents; in contrast, Fitch has 25, many of whom work only part-time. Moreover, Adams' revenue last year was twice as high as that of Fitch and included home sales that averaged $168,000, compared to Fitch's $144,000. Homes listed with Adams sell faster as well: ten years ago I listed my home with Fitch, and it took more than four months to sell; last year, when I sold another home, I listed it with Adams, and it took only one month. Thus, if you want to sell your home quickly and at a good price, you should use Adams Realty."
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.
While advising a friend, the writer tries to make claims from his past experience. He claims that of the two leading real estate firms in their town - Adams Realty and Fitch Realty—Adams Realty is clearly superior and concludes that if his friend wants to sell his home quickly and at a good price, he should use Adams Realty. While this may be true, the argument if full of unsubstantiated assumptions that needs to be carefully examined before adhering to it.
First, the author claims that while Adams has 40 real estate agents, Fitch has 25 many of whom are part-time workers. One can agree t...
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