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In this argument,the author claims will-nilly that if the professors's spouses are offered chance of employment,the new professors will be more likely to accept their job offers.To strengthen this argument,the author notes that some studies conducted by Bronston College indicate that professors are happier living in small towns when their spouses are in the same geographic area.Then the sample followed by a conlusion that they at Pierce University should adopt the same measures to attract more gifted teachers and researchers to the faculty and improving the morale of the entire staff.At first glance,the author's assertion seems to be appealing,while clearly examining the reasoning,we may find that it is not unconvincing.The reasoning contains some facts which are questionable at least in three aspects.

First of all,the author's evidences are insufficient to support the conclusion. Obviously,author does not provide enough information on the subjects of the studies.Furthermore,we are told nothing about the way the survey was conducted and how well it represented the whole faculty's opinions.the author failed to rule out teachers and researches might hold opposite view on this argument.On the other hand,if the respondents only stand for a tiny proportion of all professors,we should not be so sure about the conlusion that both male and female professors are happier living in small towns when their spouses work in the same geographic area.Otherwise,it was only carried out in Bronston College,but the arguer applies the result to Pierce University while doesn't show us whether the two schools have something more in common than both locaated in small towns.One specific example can not genarate the general conclusion,the reasoning may faild in another condition.Thereby,facing such limited evidence,the conclusion is unwarranted.

Secondly,the author makes an oversimplified analogy between Bronston College and Pierce University.In most instances,this is an unwarrant assumption for the simple reason that things rarely remain the same from place to place.As we know,many factors should be taken into the consideration,such as the overall level of the students and the faculty,and living conditions of the two places.The professors in Bronston College might be attracted by other acdemic factors that are mentioned above or not.

In addition,the author commits "after this,and therefore because of this" fallacy.The causal relationship of the cause of professors in Bronston College are happier living in small towns when attached their spouses' employment and the effect Pierce University should offer employment to the spouse of each new faculty member they hire is unwarranted.Even if I concede that proffesors being happier living in small towns is the result of their spouses' employment,which is,of course,an unwarranted assumption,it does not follow that we should offer employment to the spouse of gifted teachers and researches we want to hire.This is an fallacious reasoning unless the author can provid affirmative evidence to rule out any other possibilities.

To sum up,the conclusion lacks of credibility.Regardless who the author is,he or she has overlooked or chosen to ignore many aspects of his or her conclusion.To strngthen the conclusion,the author should give more pursuasive evidence about the above-mentioned possibilities.