Today is the third class in your current four-class set. We will begin class with a conversation. Our reading this week is about higher education. Please complete the listening worksheet.

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Writing Question: The recent surge in violence in the southern part of the city is a result of a shortage of police officers and an absence of leadership on the part of the city council. In order to rectify the burgeoning growth of crime that threatens the community, the city council must address this issue seriously. Instead of spending time on peripheral issues such as education quality, community vitality, and job opportunity, the city council must realize that the crime issue is serious and double the police force, even if this action requires budget cuts from other city programs. 

—I want you to prepare this like the the Gmat AWA essay. Find the argument, and give me three reasons why this argument is not sound.