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36) The following report appeared in the newsletter of the West Meria Public Health Council.
An innovative treatment has come to our attention that promises to significantly reduce absenteeism in our schools and workplaces. A study reports that in nearby East Meria, where fish consumption is very high, people visit the doctor only once or twice per year for the treatment of colds. Clearly, eating a substantial amount of fish can prevent colds. Since colds represent the most frequently given reason for absences from school and work, we recommend the daily use of Ichthaid—a nutritional supplement derived from fish oil—as a good way to prevent colds and lower absenteeism.
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.

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    The article concludes that the daily use of Ichthaid would serve as a good way to prevent colds and lower absenteeism in West Meria because eating a substantial amount of fish can prevent colds. Well, close scrutiny of the argument and evidences it bases, more evidences need to be provided to better assess the conclusion
    First of all, I need strong evidences to prove that Ichthaid-a nutritional supplement derived from fish oil-would has the same effect as fish to prevent colds and the daily use of Ichthaid would be sufficient to the level to prevent colds. Because Ichthaid is just a supplement derived from fish oil, so it would be that Ichthaid is not the critical element in fish that play the major role to effectively prevent cold, it would be too many elements in fish, not just the fish oil only-that work to prevent cold. Besides, the daily use of Ichthaid would not be sufficient enough to make sense, thus, the daily use of Ichthaid would do no favor to prevent colds, this fact would significantly undermine the article`s conclusion.
    Second, evidences need to be provided to prove that people in East Meria have the same living habits and environment with those in West Meria. The article need to prove that people in East Meria do not exercise more frequently than people in the west, neither do they have a good diet which contains effective elements to prevent colds, they do not work under higher pressures either, additional, the environment in the east is as good as that in the west. But the article contains no evidences to clarify this, then, it would be totally possible that people in the east would exercise more to build up a stronger body, and the diet in the east is much more beneficial to a good health, besides, the environment in the east is much better and suitable in the east and people there do not have too much pressures about life and work, then they would easily have good a good time every day. If so, such a fact would further undermine the article`s argument.
    Finally, I need evidences to prove that people in East Meria, when get colds, would definitely go to see a doctor instead of stay at home. It would be considerably possible that people in the East Meria would stay at home and simply have some medicine to kill colds if the situation is not so serious, and would not be so willing to go to see a doctor even when the situation is out of their control. Thus, the reported patients go to see the doctor for the treatment of colds would be significantly much lower than other places. Thus, the article`s argument would be baseless.
    In sum, the article based upon certain doubtful evidences that render it unconvincing as it stands. To better bolster it, I need strong evidences--may be through a reliable survey or study--to prove that it is Ichthaid that play the major role to prevent colds, and the daily use of Ichthaid would be sufficient to make sense, I also need evidence to prove that people in the east have the same living habits and environment as those in the west, and people in the east would of course go to see a doctor when get colds.

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    TS
    The article concludes that the daily use of Ichthaid would serve as a good way to prevent colds and lower absenteeism in West Meria because eating a substantial amount of fish can prevent colds. Well, close scrutiny of the argument and evidences it bases, more evidences need to be provided to better assess the conclusion

    ts1
    First of all, I need clear evidence to prove that people in West Meria do not have a willingness to elude school and workplace with any excuses including sick or something else.也许，是因为不想上学 上班，所以一丁点儿感冒也要请假，别的什么事也要请假，那么，就算没有感冒，也会想方设法找别的借口。
   
    ts2
    Secons, I need strong evidences to prove that Ichthaid-a nutritional supplement derived from fish oil-would has the same effect as fish to prevent colds and the daily use of Ichthaid would be sufficient to the level to prevent colds. Ichthaid只是个鱼油的提取物，也许并不是关键物体，所以，并不一定能有效，同时，知识吃这种提取物，补充的量也许是远远不够预防感冒的。

    ts3
    Additional, evidences need to be provided to prove that people in East Meria have the same living habits and environment with those in West Meria. 也许，East的人更注重锻炼身体，饮食更健康，生活压力小，生活环境更适宜等等。

    ts4
    Finally, I need evidences to prove that people in East Meria, when get colds, would definitely go to see a doctor instead of stay at home. 也许，West的人们，感冒了就自己吃点药，只要不太严重，就算严重了，也许并不一定人人都会去看医生，也许还会继续自己吃药，反正一两周就好。