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Architecture
The modern philosophy of "out with the old, in with
the new" has been used and abused for years.
Oftentimes, it has more to do with making a profit
rather than a legitimate need for something new.
Across the United States, beautiful, historic
architecture is frequently destroyed to make way
for malls, high-rise apartment buildings, grandiose
homes, and other structures. Unfortunately, little is
done to protect our history.
Over the past several years, it has become
increasingly common for big-name developers to
tear down Victorian, Craftsman, and Colonial
buildings. This destruction is often performed with
the thought that it is the property that holds the true
value
,
not the structure that sits on it. Likewise,
homeowners have begun to value their property's
location over the house they have spent many
years living in. Little regard is given to the
painstaking details and craftsmanship that went
into these buildings, nor the innate beauty of
hand-carved woodwork and ornamentation. "Out
with the old, in with the new" has resulted in people
no longer appreciating the history and artistic
integrity of our country's oldest buildings and failing
to realize that once "the new" is brought in. "the
old" is lost to us forever.
It is bad enough that developers and private
citizens are blind to the beauty around them; what
is worse is that local governments refuse to step in
and prevent this destruction. Cities and towns need
to stand up to large developers that flash money
around in the name of progress. Rather than
Select the correct answer.
How could the writer improve the underlined sentence to remove the logical fallacy?
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B.
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Anyone who accepts the "out with the old, in with the new" architectural
philosophy is a menace to society.
Everyone who appreciates our country's oldest buildings should forget the
architectural philosophy "out with the old, in with the new."
The "out with the old, in with the new" approach to architecture is clearly a result
of people who no longer care about our country's oldest buildings.
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Some people have embraced the "out with the old, in with the new" philosophy, as
the number of applications for demolition permits hit a record high this year.
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