ARGUMENT: The installation of electronic high speed scanning devices at the entrances and exits of toll roads will obviate the need for toll booths. Automobiles will have scanner sensitive licence plates-like the bar codes on consumer packaged products- so that the scanner devices will record the licence numbers of the cars entering and exiting the toll road. Car owners will be billed monthly by the highway authorities.
ANSWER:
The argument that the installation of electronic , high speed scanning devices at the entrances and exits of the toll roads will obviate the need for the toll booths. It also says that the scanning system will scan the scanner sensitive plates- like the bar codes on consumer packaged products- so that the scanner will record the license number plates of cars entering and exiting the toll roads and the cars will be billed monthly by the highway authorities. But the argument lacks some important concerns and the assumptions used in the argument does not provide proper line of reasoning.
First of all, it assumes that the users of the highway are the regular users and not the one who uses the highway once in a month or may be once in a year. The argument does not mentions of any plan for those rare users of highway and how they will be billed each time. It does not provides any details whether there wll be any increment in the toll charges after the new scanning system will start working. Also, it does not provides any empirical data , which shows users preference for this system.
Second, the argument does not takes into consideration the expenditure on this plan and how much will be the cost savings. Also, it does not provide any details of reduced manual effort from this new toll billing system. It does not provide details whether any manual effort is still needed in this plan.
Third, the argument foes not tells how scanning system will work if there is any fault. How will the users be billed in case the system goes down. Is there any backup system if scanning system fails. The argument does not provide answer to any of these questions.
Since, the argument omits the points mentioned above , hence it is a weak argument. It should provide the details for the backup plan such as the old billing system will be up for the time being till the scanning system comes up again or may be any other back up system should be a back up for toll billing. The argument should also consider how the billing for rare users of highway will be done. Some statistical data should be added such as which shows the user preference or opposition of users for this system, what will be the cost saving and what is the amount of reduced effort. If these points are added to the argument then will become a sound argument and will strengthen the overall reasoning of argument.
Experts, can you please review my AWA and provide a score.
ANSWER:
The argument that the installation of electronic , high speed scanning devices at the entrances and exits of the toll roads will obviate the need for the toll booths. It also says that the scanning system will scan the scanner sensitive plates- like the bar codes on consumer packaged products- so that the scanner will record the license number plates of cars entering and exiting the toll roads and the cars will be billed monthly by the highway authorities. But the argument lacks some important concerns and the assumptions used in the argument does not provide proper line of reasoning.
First of all, it assumes that the users of the highway are the regular users and not the one who uses the highway once in a month or may be once in a year. The argument does not mentions of any plan for those rare users of highway and how they will be billed each time. It does not provides any details whether there wll be any increment in the toll charges after the new scanning system will start working. Also, it does not provides any empirical data , which shows users preference for this system.
Second, the argument does not takes into consideration the expenditure on this plan and how much will be the cost savings. Also, it does not provide any details of reduced manual effort from this new toll billing system. It does not provide details whether any manual effort is still needed in this plan.
Third, the argument foes not tells how scanning system will work if there is any fault. How will the users be billed in case the system goes down. Is there any backup system if scanning system fails. The argument does not provide answer to any of these questions.
Since, the argument omits the points mentioned above , hence it is a weak argument. It should provide the details for the backup plan such as the old billing system will be up for the time being till the scanning system comes up again or may be any other back up system should be a back up for toll billing. The argument should also consider how the billing for rare users of highway will be done. Some statistical data should be added such as which shows the user preference or opposition of users for this system, what will be the cost saving and what is the amount of reduced effort. If these points are added to the argument then will become a sound argument and will strengthen the overall reasoning of argument.
Experts, can you please review my AWA and provide a score.
