"Of the two leading real estate firms in our town—Adams Realty and Fitch Realty—Adams Realty is clearly superior. Adams has 40 real estate agents; in contrast, Fitch has 25, many of whom work only part-time. Moreover, Adams' revenue last year was twice as

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"Of the two leading real estate firms in our town—Adams Realty and Fitch Realty—Adams Realty is clearly superior. Adams has 40 real estate agents; in contrast, Fitch has 25, many of whom work only part-time. Moreover, Adams' revenue last year was twice as high as that of Fitch and included home sales that averaged $168,000, compared to Fitch's $144,000. Homes listed with Adams sell faster as well: ten years ago I listed my home with Fitch, and it took more than four months to sell; last year, when I sold another home, I listed it with Adams, and it took only one month. Thus, if you want to sell your home quickly and at a good price, you should use Adams Realty."

Author's claim that Adams Reality is a superior real estate seller compared to Fitch Reality, is based on three unwarranted assumptions.

Author asserts that Fitch Reality has lower number of agents as compared with Adams Reality. While making this premise, author assumes that having higher number of agents implies that Adams Reality is more efficient than Fitch Reality. However, this assumption would not hold true if it is proved that 25 agents of Fitch Reality provide a better service than 40 agents of Adams Reality. It is entirely possible that agents of Fitch Reality are more smart a...

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