Day 16 In surveys Mason City residents rank water sports (swimming, boating, and fishing) among their favorite recreational activities
In surveys Mason City residents rank water sports (swimming, boating, and fishing) among their favorite recreational activities. The Mason River flowing through the city is rarely used for these pursuits, however, and the city park department devotes little of its budget to maintaining riverside recreational facilities. For years there have been complaints from residents about the quality of the river's water and the river's smell. In response, the state has recently announced plans to clean up Mason River. Use of the river for water sports is, therefore, sure to increase. The city government should for that reason devote more money in this year's budget to riverside recreational facilities.
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
五问：
（1）“In surveys Mason City residents rank water sports (swimming, boating, and fishing) among their favorite recreational activities. The Mason River flowing through the city is rarely used for these pursuits, however, and the city park department devotes little of its budget to maintaining riverside recreational facilities. For years there have been complaints from residents about the quality of the river's water and the river's smell. In response, the state has recently announced plans to clean up Mason River”是事实， “The city government should for that reason devote more money in this year's budget to riverside recreational facilities”是结论，值得反驳吗？
（2）文章有一个前提（尽管没有直接点明），认为人们不在河里进行水上运动，是因为河水的水质问题，这一点文中是否有所证明？不在河里进行水上运动一定是因为水质问题吗？是否可能有其他原因，例如：水温、鱼的数量、水中有危险生物等。
（3）抱怨水质问题的人是否具有代表性？可能只是一小部分人的抱怨，不是大多数人的想法。
（4）政府发布公告称将会清理河流，就一定会这么做吗？宣称会做和实际实施之间有差距吗？即便真的进行了河流清理，就一定能做好，做到让民众满意的程度吗？就一定会有更多的民众参与水上运动吗？
（5）参与水上运动可能有哪些途径？例如：水上乐园、游泳馆等场所。这条河是否可能从来就不是民众想要选择的运动地点？政府的预算是否能够跟城市公园部门的预算直接画上等号？
