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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 license plates- like the bar codes on consumer packaged products- so that the scanner devices will record the license number of cars entering and exiting the toll road. Car owners will be billed monthly by the highway authorities.
Discuss how logically persuasive you find the above argument. In presenting your point of view, analyze the sort of reasoning used and supporting evidence. In addition, state what further evidence, if any, would make the argument more sound and convincing or would make you better able to evaluate its conclusion.[/b]
In the argument, the author persuades us to see that the installation of electronic, high-speed scanning devices at the entrances and exits of the toll roads will obviate the need for toll booths. As automobiles will have scanner sensitive license plates - like bar codes on consumer products- so that the devices installed will record the license number of cars entering and exiting the toll road and car owners would be billed on a monthly basis by highway authorities.The argument, however convincing is based on certain logical fallacies.
Firstly, by assuming that by installing the high-speed scanning devices, the need for toll booths would be obviated, is clearly not justified by support of additional data to support the argument. Perhaps the booth will still be needed to keep the records of the ongoing traffic and to keep track of the vehicles scanned. Merely installing the devices does not justify the removal of the toll booths because technology, no matter how advanced, has a chance of failure atleast once in a specific period of time. For example, as many of us see in daily life that the bar codes in supermarkets are sometimes hard to scan, and it takes several attempts to scan one at time. However, author has in no way justified that the devices so installed would be highly accurate.
In addition to this, author fails to take into account the speed limit on which the devices installed would work. It is not very practical to believe that a high speed scanning device could work at vehicles moving at a speed more than the speed for which it is tested. For instance, it is possible that the device was installed to scan the vehicles moving at a speed of 45 km per hour, but the vehicles can move at a variable speed on the highway. Author not only fails to consider the above scenario but also fails to provide specific information relevant to the argument. By mentioning that the devices can work upto the maximum speed limit permitted, the argument could be supported well.
Moreover, as, author fails to address that the number plates that would be installed on the cars are not duplicable. The argument is vulnerable to criticism. For example, the author takes for granted the chance that people might replace the number plates with a different one just in order to avoid the monthly fees by highway authorities. Many such cases would go missing and the authorities would not be able to catch the culprits. And even if they do so, it might add to the expense which can surpass the amount saved by removing the toll booths.
In conclusion, it is clear that the author fails to take into account various factors essential to support the argument, as discussed above. The author's argument could be strengthened if the author provides specific details on the functions of the high speed scanning device, such as, the speed limit, cost effectiveness, maintenance period, accuracy percentage etc, so that it could be weighed against the expense of toll booths operation. Also, if the author had considered the possible constructs of human mind such as duplicating the number plates, perhaps the conclusion might be different. But failure to provide such details makes the argument vulnerable to criticism.
Discuss how logically persuasive you find the above argument. In presenting your point of view, analyze the sort of reasoning used and supporting evidence. In addition, state what further evidence, if any, would make the argument more sound and convincing or would make you better able to evaluate its conclusion.[/b]
In the argument, the author persuades us to see that the installation of electronic, high-speed scanning devices at the entrances and exits of the toll roads will obviate the need for toll booths. As automobiles will have scanner sensitive license plates - like bar codes on consumer products- so that the devices installed will record the license number of cars entering and exiting the toll road and car owners would be billed on a monthly basis by highway authorities.The argument, however convincing is based on certain logical fallacies.
Firstly, by assuming that by installing the high-speed scanning devices, the need for toll booths would be obviated, is clearly not justified by support of additional data to support the argument. Perhaps the booth will still be needed to keep the records of the ongoing traffic and to keep track of the vehicles scanned. Merely installing the devices does not justify the removal of the toll booths because technology, no matter how advanced, has a chance of failure atleast once in a specific period of time. For example, as many of us see in daily life that the bar codes in supermarkets are sometimes hard to scan, and it takes several attempts to scan one at time. However, author has in no way justified that the devices so installed would be highly accurate.
In addition to this, author fails to take into account the speed limit on which the devices installed would work. It is not very practical to believe that a high speed scanning device could work at vehicles moving at a speed more than the speed for which it is tested. For instance, it is possible that the device was installed to scan the vehicles moving at a speed of 45 km per hour, but the vehicles can move at a variable speed on the highway. Author not only fails to consider the above scenario but also fails to provide specific information relevant to the argument. By mentioning that the devices can work upto the maximum speed limit permitted, the argument could be supported well.
Moreover, as, author fails to address that the number plates that would be installed on the cars are not duplicable. The argument is vulnerable to criticism. For example, the author takes for granted the chance that people might replace the number plates with a different one just in order to avoid the monthly fees by highway authorities. Many such cases would go missing and the authorities would not be able to catch the culprits. And even if they do so, it might add to the expense which can surpass the amount saved by removing the toll booths.
In conclusion, it is clear that the author fails to take into account various factors essential to support the argument, as discussed above. The author's argument could be strengthened if the author provides specific details on the functions of the high speed scanning device, such as, the speed limit, cost effectiveness, maintenance period, accuracy percentage etc, so that it could be weighed against the expense of toll booths operation. Also, if the author had considered the possible constructs of human mind such as duplicating the number plates, perhaps the conclusion might be different. But failure to provide such details makes the argument vulnerable to criticism.
29 Jul 2019, 11:57
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The author here makes a point of replacing toll booths with electronic machines.To move to a digital system will certainly help making the system more transparent but it has its own cons.
Firstly,any electronic device can malfunction any day and in busy tolls such mishap might be very costly.Traffic Management will become a huge management.Human intervention in such scenarios is unavoidable.Next the malfunctioning of the device can charge the owner wrongly.
Now any digital platform needs a customer care is needed to be maintained and so is an online application.These will in turn add enough cost to the system.Also to maintain an application that is live throughout the country will require high IT costs and maintainance.
Secondly,this method recommended by author has payment side to it.Adding the cost to the owner's account means a dependancy on owner when they will be paying the bill that follows by a maintenance of reminder mails to get the deposit done.The whole process will require another online maintainace profile and corporate house working behind it .This also adds to the cost of the online system.
But again there is a very big advantage to this system.The vehicles crossing the tolls will have to be registered and the owner is always updated with the whereabouts of their vehicle.This will reduce illegal transportation to some extent.
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Firstly,any electronic device can malfunction any day and in busy tolls such mishap might be very costly.Traffic Management will become a huge management.Human intervention in such scenarios is unavoidable.Next the malfunctioning of the device can charge the owner wrongly.
Now any digital platform needs a customer care is needed to be maintained and so is an online application.These will in turn add enough cost to the system.Also to maintain an application that is live throughout the country will require high IT costs and maintainance.
Secondly,this method recommended by author has payment side to it.Adding the cost to the owner's account means a dependancy on owner when they will be paying the bill that follows by a maintenance of reminder mails to get the deposit done.The whole process will require another online maintainace profile and corporate house working behind it .This also adds to the cost of the online system.
But again there is a very big advantage to this system.The vehicles crossing the tolls will have to be registered and the owner is always updated with the whereabouts of their vehicle.This will reduce illegal transportation to some extent.
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29 Jul 2019, 12:00
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Pallabi11Das
'I'm sorry is that an analysis? or you've tried to post yous along side to get checked??
Just asking, its completely alright if u do.
