Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Identifying counterarguments and refutations (Ryosuke Okumura)


     Recently, Mexico City is recognized as a popular city because of its rapid growth in various aspects. According to the article, New York Times ranks Mexico City #1 travel destination for 2016, “we agree and celebrate Mexico City’s top ranking for a number of reasons.” On the other hand, some people suggest people also need to mention other negative points about the city. Furthermore, the reason why it is not popular is more than the reason for popular. From my view point, Mexico City is not more popular than other cities in Mexico.
     I think Mexico City is not popular city because some people do not like the city for some reasons. For example, Mexico City has serious environmental pollution problems and criminal problems. According to the article, Car ban fail to curb air pollution in Mexico City, “Back in 1992, the UN declared Mexico City the world’s most polluted city. Massive growth in the use of cars coupled with a geographic location that trapped a toxic blanket of dirty air over the city saw tens of thousands of people hospitalised every year.” Therefore, Mexico City is recognized as a harmful city for those living in Mexico City.
     On the other hand, some people think Mexico City is more popular than other cities in Mexico because there are various tourists spots like historical heritage, famous restaurant, and amusement park to attract tourists. Moreover, a lot of Mexican tend to move to Mexico City because it is the central of Mexico administration since there are a lot of political central facilities. According to the article, The Mexico City Metropolitan Area, “government services and industrial development have concentrated in Mexico City. Forty-five percent of the country’s industrial activity and 38 percent of its gross national product are located here.” Therefore, a lot of domestic people and tourists come to work and come sightseeing in Mexico City.
     This is not the case. According to the article, Top Tourist Cities in Mexico” Mexico City is the country's capital and the top city in visitor figures. It has earned one of the world's most unattractive pseudonyms, the "Valley of the Damned," by having more than 8 million residents.” Also, this truth is that a lot of criminal cases occur frequently in the city and environmental pollution problems due to traffic congestion are also serious problem. Therefore, Mexico City is not popular than other cities in Mexico.

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