The above prompt suggests a discussion that is taking place between two competing parties
who have a contradicting point of view regarding the solution proposed by the council of M
aple County to curb over-development in the county. The proponents are of the view that cu
rbing over-development would not mean that the prices of housing in Maple County will rise
significantly and give the evidence of Chestnut County. On the contrary, opponents of the
proposal suggest that the prices of housing will increase sharply and base their point on
the observations drawn from Pine County. the council predicts that the proposed measure w
ould lead to increase in house prices and side with the opponents of the proposal. The evi
dences provided by both sides seem legible during the first reading, but a close scrutiny
unearths a few fallacies which might lead the council to mull over their decision again.Fi
rstly, is the demographic setup of Maple County and Chester County the same? If it happens
to be different, the comparison of Maple County with Chester County proves to be unwarran
ted. If the people living in Chester County are not as affluent as the ones in Maple Count
y, then it could possibly prove why the house prices have not increased sharply in Chester
County. Moreover, the measure, to be proposed at Maple County, was implemented in Chester
County ten years ago. At that time, it could be possible that this measure was a viable o
ption, but it can be a true that such a proposal would not be of the best interest for Map
le County in the present scenario.Secondly, the opponents of the proposal compare Maple Co
unty with Pine County. The same question arises again. Is Pine County comparable to Maple
county in terms of its demographic landscape? If this does not happen to be the case, then
the comparison seems to take place between two entirely dis-similar counties. Perhaps, th
e spending power of the citizens of Pine County is so large that it has led to an increase
in the house prices. Another possible reason could be the inefficiency of the council at
Pine County to regulate the prices in housing sector that has lead to such a marked increa
se in the housing prices.Lastly, the council of Maple County predicts that if the proposed
measure is passed, it will lead to increase in house prices in Maple County. This predict
ion sits upon evidences that could prove to be unwarranted and dubious and the questions r
aised above could well be an indication that the prediction of the council lies upon premi
ses that have not been verified.In sum, the evidences provided by both the factions seem t
o be completely baseless. They seem to lend no support to the argument that are being made
. Therefore, it seems hard to predict whether the proposed measure by the council would le
ad to an increase in house price in Maple County or no.