数据-百分比-在Argument中的使用方法

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**How to Interpret Numbers, Percentages, and Statistics in Argument Topics**
Some arguments contain numbers, percentages, or statistics that are offered as evidence in support of the argument's conclusion. For example, an argument might claim that a certain community event is less popular this year than it was last year because only 100 people attended this year in comparison with 150 last year, a 33 percent decline in attendance. It is important to remember that you are not being asked to do a mathematical task with the numbers, percentages, or statistics. Instead you should evaluate these as evidence that is intended to support the conclusion. In the example above, the conclusion is that acommunity event has become less popular. You should ask yourself: does the difference between 100 people and 150 people support that conclusion? Note that, in this case, there are other possible explanations; for example, the weather might have been much worse this year, this year's event might havebeen held at an inconvenient time, the cost of the event might have gone up this year, or there might havebeen another popular event this year at the same time. Each of these could explain the difference in attendance, and thus would weaken the conclusion that the event was "less popular." Similarly,percentages might support or weaken a conclusion depending on what actual numbers the percentagesrepresent. Consider the claim that the drama club at a school deserves more funding because itsmembership has increased by 100 percent. This 100 percent increase could be significant if there had been100 members and now there are 200 members, whereas the increase would be much less significant if therehad been 5 members and now there are 10. Remember that any numbers, percentages, or statistics in Argument topics are used only as evidence in support of a conclusion, and you should always consider whether they actually support the conclusion.

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"Remember that any numbers, percentages, or statistics in Argument topics are used only as evidence in support of a conclusion, and you should always consider whether they actually support the conclusion."

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"Remember that any numbers, percentages, or statistics in Argument topics are used only as evidence in support of a conclusion, and you should always consider whether they actually support t ...
草木也知愁 发表于 2009-8-31 19:32

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