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GMAT 写作题库范文赏析 52. The following editorial appeared in the Elm City paper. “The construction of last year of a shop mall in downtown Oak City has done little for the residents of the community. S e the mall has opened, a number of local businesses have closed, and the downtown area suffers from an acute parking shortage. In addition, because the mall’s owner lives in nearby Elm City, the profits derived from sales at the mall are not being returned to the community. These problems, coupled with the rease in trash and litter in nearby Oak City park, demonstrate that Oak City did not use good judgment in allowing the construction of the mall in the first ce.” 范文 The author rebukes Oak City in this editorial for permitting the construction of a new downtown shop mall. By citing a number of problems that have occurred s e the mall was constructed, the author concludes that Oak City’s residents have not benefited from th and that Oak City exercised poor judgment in allowing th to be built. The author cites numerous problems luding the widespread closure of local businesses, lack of parking in the downtown area, and reased trash and litter in a city park near the mall. The author argues that profits derived from sales are not benefiting Oak City because the owner of the mall lives in another city. Despite this compelling argument, the author’s logic is problematic for several reasons. Firstly, the author makes the assumption that by adding the new mall, various problems which were previously nonexistent have appeared. The scant evidence offered to support this assertion is that the problems manifested themselves after the construction of the mall was completed. However, this evidence is insufficient to establish the claim in question. A chro