The given argument claims that Adams Realty is better than Fitch Realty based on the following: real estate agents, annual revenue, average value of sold homes, in all of which higher number is termed superior and time taken for a home to be sold (lower value being better). This argument utilizes some assumptions presented in the form of facts to arrive at this conclusion. The conclusion depends upon various reasons that have been presented in the form of premises for strengthening the claim that have been made. The reasoning in the argument seems plausible at the first glance, however, after intensely scrutinizing, it can be found that the argument is rife with logical fallacies undermining its validity. So, the author needs to cite the following specific evidences to make the argument sounder. The first flaw in the argument is that using the number of real estate agents as the indicator for the superior real estate company. It might as well be that the company with fewer real estate agents is better considering the fact that a supervisor will be able to look at the progress more closely than otherwise possible. Close monitoring of the supervisors means more efficient workers which in turn helps selling the houses rapidly and more in number. This scenario, if true, would serve to weaken the argument. …show more content…
But merely depending on annual revenue for superiority might backfire the claim. The superiority might be directly measured in terms of profits, calculated as the difference between revenue and expenses. It might be possible that, despite the annual revenue of Adams Realty last year being twice as high as that of Fitch’s Realty, the annual expenses of the latter might be small enough to make its profit greater than that of former. So, depending blatantly on the annual revenue, may serve to weaken the