【08火箭小组】第二次作业argument188

chibiUID: 2477825

ARGUMENT：188A new report suggests that men and women experience pain very differently from one another, and that doctors should consider these differences when prescribing pain medications. When researchers administered the same dosage of kappa opioids—a painkiller—to 28 men and 20 women who were having their wisdom teeth extracted, the women reported feeling much less pain than the men, and the easing of pain lasted considerably longer in women. This research suggests that kappa opioids should be prescribed for women whenever pain medication is required, whereas men should be given other kinds of pain medication. In addition, researchers should reevaluate the effects of all medications on men versus women.
提纲：
调查的人数having their wisdom teeth extracted,可能wisdom teeth有影响
调查的人群带有特殊性，数量有限。
Kappa opioids只是一种，要多调查几种药。


In this argument, the arguer claims that the effects of all medications should be reevaluated on men versus women for that men and women experience pain differently. To justify the claim, the arguer cites the results of a research of kappa opioids. On the first sight, this conclusion appears to be somewhat reasonable, but after a careful analysis, I find there are several flaws.

Firstly, the arguer fails to consider other factors that may influence the result. From the research quoted in this argument, we find that the subjects were having their wisdom teeth extracted. It is possible that the wisdom teeth play an important role in the result. However, there is no information about the relationship between the wisdom teeth and the easing of pain in the argument.

Secondly, lacking information about the subjects, it is impossible to access the validity of the results. People from Different districts may experience pain differently and respond differently, which could influence the result of the research. And the subjects may be suffering from pain to various degrees. Furthermore, the number of subjects in the research is limited. Thus we have good reasons to doubt if the sample is representative enough to reflect the general experience of most people who are suffering from pain.

Thirdly, according to the argument, there is only one kind of painkiller used in the research. It is highly possible that some kinds of painkiller might have different results that men feel much less pain and the easing of pain would last longer in men. The arguer does not provide any solid evidence to guarantee all kinds of painkiller would have the same result. Therefore, the result of the research is insufficient to support the conclusion.

From what discussed above, the evidence provided does not lead to the conclusion. To better evaluate the argument, we would need more information about the research.



[ 本帖最后由 chibi 于 2008-6-8 12:09 编辑 ]

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In this argument, the arguer claims that the effects of all medications should be reevaluated on men versus women for that men and women experience pain differently. To justify the claim, the arguer cites the results of a research of kappa opioids. On the first sight, this conclusion appears to be somewhat reasonable, but after a careful analysis, I find there are several flaws.
开头比较简洁，不错。

Firstly, the arguer fails to consider other factors that may influence the result. From the research quoted in this argument, we find that the subjects were having their wisdom teeth extracted. It is possible that the wisdom teeth play an important role in the result. However, there is no information about the relationship between the wisdom teeth and the easing of pain in the argument.
Secondly, lacking information about the subjects, it is impossible to access the validity of the results. People from Different districts may experience pain differently and respond differently, which could influence the result of the research. And the subjects may be suffering from pain to various degrees. Furthermore, the number of subjects in the research is limited. Thus we have good reasons to doubt if the sample is representative enough to reflect the general experience of most people who are suffering from pain.
Thirdly, according to the argument, there is only one kind of painkiller used in the research. It is highly possible that some kinds of painkiller might have different results that men feel much less pain and the easing of pain would last longer in men. The arguer does not provide any solid evidence to guarantee all kinds of painkiller would have the same result. Therefore, the result of the research is insufficient to support the conclusion.
From what discussed above, the evidence provided does not lead to the conclusion. To better evaluate the argument, we would need more information about the research.

虽然上面的论述是没有问题的，但是论述过于泛泛了，在指出问题之后，应该有接下来的具体例子来论证。如提到的different district, 什么district? Asia, America, Europe, 就是更进一步的说明，像some之类的是要少用的。此外，即使研究是对的，题目仍然是有问题，题目提出的all，whenever都太武断了，可能有例外。可以考虑从这些方面再写一点。老是局限于research，显得论述面太窄了。

chibiUID: 2477825

是的，谢谢啦