agrument175【07-10G Superstar大帖 8.3 by Huaxinluobo

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TOPIC: ARGUMENT175 - The following appeared in a letter to the school board in the town of Centerville.

"All students should be required to take the driver's education course at Centerville High School. In the past two years several accidents in and around Centerville have involved teenage drivers. Since a number of parents in Centerville have complained that they are too busy to teach their teenagers to drive, some other instruction is necessary to ensure that these teenagers are safe drivers. Although there are two driving schools in Centerville, parents on a tight budget cannot afford to pay for driving instruction. Therefore an effective and mandatory program sponsored by the high school is the only solution to this serious problem."
WORDS: 427          TIME: 0:30:00          DATE: 2007-8-3

In this argument the letter suggest that all students should be required to take the driver's course at Centerville High School(CHS). To get support the letter cites the fact that several accidents happened around Centerville and that some parents can not teach their children or send them to driving schools. However, after scrutiny I find both the conclusion and evidence problematic.

Firstly, the argument rests on the assumption that to assure safety it is necessary to teach students to drive. However, the given evidence could not justify this. No evidence is given to prove that teenage drivers are students of CHS and are not safe drivers and responsible for the accidents. It is entirely possible that they are not students of CHS, or the accidents are caused by adults instead of  teenage drivers. So unless the writer proves that the some students of CHS are responsible for the accidents and endangered in the accidents,  the letter can not convince me that the mearuse is necessary.  

Secondly, even if the former assumption is true, the writer unfairly assumes that program sponsored by the school is the only solution to the problem. The letter does not show the detail number of parents who can neither teach their children nor send them to driving school, and the percentage they account for. If they are only a small proportion of the total number of parents, then there are other solutions to the problem. For example, the school may sponsor their children to driving school, or ask other parents who have time to help to teach the children to drive. So, without more convincing evidence I can not believe that offering the courses is the only solution.

Thirdly, the letter gets to the conclusion without fully consideration. No evidence has been give to prove that all students have interest in driving and at the same time do not have licenses. Maybe some students have already get driving licenses, or maybe someone do not like driving at all, any of the scenarios, if true, then not all students need to attend the courses sponsored by school. Moreover, the writer fails to make sure that course offered by school have a high quality or are equal to the courses in driving school. If not, then the suggestion can not solve the problem, and may even endanger the safety of students. After all, the writer concludes too hastily.

To sum up, the letter fails to convince me that the suggestion is needed and effective due to a few flaws. To better support the suggestion, the letter need more evidence to prove that the program is necessary and the quality of the courses is qualified.  

[ 本帖最后由 huaxinluobo 于 2007-8-3 13:34 编辑 ]

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In this argument the letter suggest that all students should be required to take the driver's course at Centerville High School(CHS). To get support the letter cites the fact that several accidents happened around Centerville and that some parents can not teach their children or send them to driving schools. However, after scrutiny I find both the conclusion and evidence problematic.

Firstly, the argument rests on the assumption that to assure safety it is necessary to teach students to drive. However, the given evidence could not justify this. No evidence is given to prove that teenage drivers are students of CHS and are not safe drivers and responsible for the accidents. It is entirely possible that they are not students of CHS, or the accidents are caused by adults instead of  teenage drivers. So unless the writer proves that the some students of CHS are responsible for the accidents and endangered in the accidents,  the letter can not convince me that the mearuse is necessary.  

Secondly, even if the former assumption is true, the writer unfairly assumes that program sponsored by the school is the only solution to the problem. The letter does not show the detail number of parents who can neither teach their children nor send them to driving school, and the percentage they account for. If they are only a small proportion of the total number of parents, then there are other solutions to the problem. For example, the school may sponsor their children to driving school, or ask other parents who have time to help to teach the children to drive. So, without more convincing evidence I can not believe that offering the courses is the only solution.
Thirdly, the letter gets to the conclusion without fully consideration. No evidence has been give[given] to prove that all students have interest in driving and at the same time do not have licenses. Maybe some students have already get driving licenses, or maybe someone do not like driving at all, any of the scenarios, if true, then not all students need to attend the courses sponsored by school. Moreover, the writer fails to make sure that course offered by school have a high quality or are equal to the courses in driving school. If not, then the suggestion can not solve the problem, and may even endanger the safety of students. After all, the writer concludes too hastily.

To sum up, the letter fails to convince me that the suggestion is needed and effective due to a few flaws. To better support the suggestion, the letter need more evidence to prove that the program is necessary and the quality of the courses is qualified.  
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[ 本帖最后由 desirermimi 于 2007-8-5 20:13 编辑 ]