ARGUMENT154-FEELING A BIT PERSONAL

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TOPIC: ARGUMENT154 - The following appeared in the editorial section of a health and fitness magazine.
"In a study of the effects of exercise on longevity, medical researchers tracked 500 middle-aged men over a 20-year period. The subjects represented a variety of occupations in several different parts of the country and responded to an annual survey in which they were asked: How often and how strenuously do you exercise? Of those who responded, the men who reported that they engaged in vigorous outdoor exercise nearly every day lived longer than the men who reported that they exercised mildly only once or twice a week. Given the clear link that this study establishes between longevity and exercise, doctors should not recommend moderate exercise to their patients but should instead encourage vigorous outdoor exercise on a daily basis."
WORDS: 373          TIME: 00:30:00          DATE: 2010/3/30 20:09:16

The article may seem convincing at first, but there are still some logical fallacies, some of which I would point out as below.

To begin with, the study does not reveal the health conditions of 500 men, which is of vital importance for the longevity. As is known to all, health in middle-aged contributes significantly to the physical conditions later in life. Supposing a man who always gets sick at his forties, then how could he be healthier than others who are healthier at that time in his sixties? Also, those who are not healthy may take fewer exercises than others, which completed fit the result of the study. As the study fails to mention this crucial information, if not to omit purposely, the outcomes would not be that convincing.

In addition, even assuming 500 men are all at the same physical conditions, it might also be their health consciousness or health habits who take exercises more regularly that lead to the longevity. People who exercise regularly might either love sports or concern about healthy lifestyle. For those who like sports, they are more likely to exercise from when they are children or teenagers. Thus, long time exercising makes one healthier than others who do not. Others who care about their health and exercise for purpose, are inclined to live healthy lives, including having healthy food. Obviously, their longevity is highly possible. Therefore, those who take exercises regularly may benefit from their healthy lifestyles, instead of exercising regularly.

Finally, even supposing the establishment between longevity and exercise, patients are not supposed to take vigorous outdoor exercise daily. Patients are the ones who recover from recent disease. They are usually weaker than normal people and need more time to rest than to exercise. Taking vigorous outdoor exercise, which costs a large amount of energy, might not be good for their recoveries, let along the possibilities of triggering the diseases again for being fatigue.

To conclude, although the author base on a seemingly convincing study, there are still fallacies which lead his suggestions not viable. People in the study might have different conditions, the reasons for their longevity might be their health consciousness, and patients are not supposed to exercise regularly based on their conditions.
有一种个性化的感觉了～明天考试要保持～

我果然喜欢开头简洁 中间分析的风格

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TOPIC: ARGUMENT154 - The following appeared in the editorial section of a health and fitness magazine.
"In a study of the effects of exercise on longevity, medicalresearchers tracked 500 middle-aged men over a 20-year period. Thesubjects represented a variety of occupations in several differentparts of the country and responded to an annual survey in which theywere asked: How often and how strenuously do you exercise? Of those whoresponded, the men who reported that they engaged in vigorous outdoorexercise nearly every day lived longer than the men who reported thatthey exercised mildly only once or twice a week. Given the clear linkthat this study establishes between longevity and exercise, doctorsshould not recommend moderate exercise to their patients but shouldinstead encourage vigorous outdoor exercise on a daily basis."
WORDS: 373          TIME: 00:30:00          DATE: 2010/3/30 20:09:16

The article may seem convincing at first, but there are still some logical fallacies, some of which I would point out as below.（其实开头也可以直接把攻击点写出来）

To begin with, the study does not reveal the health conditions of 500men, which is of vital importance for the longevity. As is known toall, health in middle-aged contributes significantly to the physicalconditions later in life. Supposing a man who always gets sick at hisforties, then how could he be healthier than others who are healthierat that time in his sixties? Also, those who are not healthy may takefewer exercises than others, which completed fit the result of thestudy（有点不对吧。题目说调出结果显示运动多的人身体状况比运动少的人好）. As the study fails to mention this crucial information, if notto omit purposely, the outcomes would not be that convincing.

In addition, even assuming 500 men are all at the same physicalconditions, it might also be their health consciousness or healthhabits who take exercises more regularly that lead to the longevity.People who exercise regularly might either love sports or concern abouthealthy lifestyle. For those who like sports, they are more likely toexercise from when they are children or teenagers. Thus, （those who take）long timeexercising makes one healthier than others who do not.（这里攻击的是，寿命长的从小喜欢体育->运动多的比运动少的寿命长，不是很认同，因为文中提及的调查是长达20年的，也算是一段蛮长的时间了，没看出这攻击到了题目的哪个点，有点累赘）Others who careabout their health and exercise for purpose, are inclined to livehealthy lives, including having healthy food. Obviously, theirlongevity is highly possible. Therefore, those who take exercisesregularly may benefit from their healthy lifestyles, instead ofexercising regularly.

Finally, even supposing the establishment between longevity andexercise, patients are not supposed to take vigorous outdoor exercisedaily. Patients are the ones who recover from recent disease. They areusually weaker than normal people and need more time to rest than toexercise. Taking vigorous outdoor exercise, which costs a large amountof energy, might not be good for their recoveries, let along thepossibilities of triggering the diseases（表述有点奇怪） again for being fatigue.

To conclude, although the author base on a seemingly convincing study,there are still fallacies which lead his suggestions not viable. Peoplein the study might have different conditions, the reasons for theirlongevity might be their health consciousness, and patients are notsupposed to exercise regularly based on their conditions.

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LZ明天加油哦！！～

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谢谢 第二段可能没写清楚 就是说 不健康的人由于身体条件少运动 健康的人多运动，所以有可能是健康状态 而不是运动导致长寿
第三段 时间长短是相对而言 尤其小时候的身体锻炼更重要一些 啊 这点还是没写呢。。