Keith: Compliance with new government regulations requiring the installation of smoke alarms and sprinkler systems in all theaters and arenas will cost the entertainment industry $25 billion annually  Consequently, jobs will be lost and profits diminished  Ttherefore, these regulations will harm the country's economy  Laura: The $25 billion spent by some businesses will be revenue for others
Jobs and profits will be gained as well as lost
challenging the plausibility of the evidence that serves as the basis for Keith's argument