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The following was written as a part of an application for a small-business loan by a group of developers in the city of Monroe.
"A jazz music club in Monroe would be a tremendously profitable enterprise. Currently, the nearest jazz club is 65 miles away; thus, the proposed new jazz club in Monroe, the C-Note, would have the local market all to itself. Plus, jazz is extremely popular in Monroe: over 100,000 people attended Monroe's annual jazz festival last summer; several well-known jazz musicians live in Monroe; and the highest-rated radio program in Monroe is 'Jazz Nightly,' which airs every weeknight at 7 P.M. Finally, a nationwide study indicates that the typical jazz fan spends close to $1,000 per year on jazz entertainment."
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.

题目讲解

【翻译】
在Monroe建立爵士乐俱乐部将会是非常盈利的产业。当前，最近的爵士俱乐部也在65英里以外;因此，我们筹建的俱乐部C
Note将会占有全部的本地市场。而且，爵士乐在Monroe非常流行：去年夏天10万多人参加了Monroe的爵士音乐节，若干知名爵士音乐家居住在Monroe，Monroe获评价最高的广播节目是平时每天播出的Jazz Nightly。最后，一项全国性研究表明典型的爵士爱好者每年花费近1000元用于爵士娱乐。显然C Note将会。

【分析】
1.去年夏天的爵士节的详细信息没有提供，可能100,000都是外地来的人
2.全国性的调查不一定适用于Monroe，可能根本就不会花那么多
3.其他因素：收听'Jazz Nightly,'的人多不意味着他们愿意花钱去买唱片purchase the Compact Disc;此外，不一定C Note能够赢得全部的本地市场

【提纲】
1流行性：参加庆典的人是否代表本地人。绝对数字，上座率。音乐家决定流行。
2profits。是否足够好以招揽全部本地业务。
3贷款：信用。