之前帮两个同学改文章，我发现在一个题目上，他们都出现过很大的问题。我感觉这应该不是个单独现象，很多朋友应该也会有这样的问题，特拿出来给大家分享。

       Argument 17: The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Walnut Grove town newspaper.

       "Walnut Grove's town council has advocated switching from EZ Disposal (which has had the contract for trash collection services in Walnut Grove for the past ten years) to ABC Waste, because EZ recently raised its monthly fee from $2,000 to $2,500 a month, whereas ABC's fee is still $2,000. But the town council is mistaken; we should continue using EZ. EZ collects trash twice a week, while ABC collects only once. Moreover, EZ -- which, like ABC, currently has a fleet of 20 trucks -- has ordered additional trucks. Finally, EZ provides exceptional service: 80 percent of respondents to last year's town survey agreed that they were 'satisfied' with EZ's performance."

       在这里我请求大家花点时间思考下，你自己的话，你会怎么写。

       我不知道大家是怎么写的，但是我两个同学写的文章简直如出一辙！

       攻击的3段内容是：

       1. The arguer fails to provide necessary and confident evidence about whether the residents of Walnut Grove care more about the frequency of the trash collection than the amount of money they paid.

       2. The fact that EZ has ordered additional trucks tells us little about EZ's performance.

       3. The argument depends on a survey that 80 percent of respondents to last year's town survey agreed that they were "satisfied" with EZ's performance.

       请大家扪心自问，自己是不是也是这样想的。我可以大胆地猜测至少60%的人是这么写的。

       那么我请问，你这样的逻辑攻击，能和别人有区别么？那么多人，和你采用的都是一样的论调，凭什么你的就能得高分，别人的就比较低？

       再看这些攻击的提纲。我不知道大家是不是有个感觉，发现自己有点在“找歪理”。

       比如这个“EZ公司一个礼拜收2次，ABC收1次垃圾”。我不知道有多少人是不关心这个收垃圾的频率；我不知道在夏天，1个礼拜的垃圾是不是会发臭到让人难以忍受。

       再比如这个“EZ公司和abc一样有20辆汽车，并且会预定更多的汽车”。我实在看不出，一个公司汽车多些有什么不好。我同学居然能说出，这些汽车也许不是运垃圾的……我不知道在这样成篇说垃圾的文章里面，作者会愚蠢到说不运垃圾的汽车。

       我不知道在现实生活中，有谁给你说出这样的话。

       比如，你告诉你朋友，请a清洁工去他家做工吧，a在自己家干过，手脚干净，干活麻利。

       然后你朋友说：“你凭什么说a就一定好？在你家干活麻利，手脚干净，怎么就一定能说在我家也这样？再说了，我家条件比你家好，你凭什么说，她就不会见财起贪心？”

       试问，遇到这样的朋友，你还会和他继续说下去么？