DA小组 第3次作业 argument188 BY Gassa

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TOPIC: ARGUMENT188 - A new reportsuggests that men and women experience pain very differently from one another,and that doctors should consider these differences when prescribing painmedications. When researchers administered the same dosage of kappa opioids-apainkiller-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 painlasted considerably longer in women. This research suggests that kappa opioidsshould be prescribed for women whenever pain medication is required, whereasmen should be given other kinds of pain medication. In addition, researchersshould reevaluate the effects of all medications on men versus women.
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TIME: 00:30:00

DATE: 2010-6-25 15:07:13

In this argument, the arguerconcludes that the doctors should prescribe the Kappa opioids (KO) for womenwhenever they require for the painkiller, and men had better take the others.And also it is necessary to reevaluate all medication bases on the differencesbetween men and women. To support this assertion, the arguer mentions a studywhich shows that the women experience less degree of but longer lasting painthan the men do after taking KO during the recovery of wisdom teeth removing. However,it is suffering from several logical fallacies.

Firstly, the arguer provides noevidence to support the result of study is statistically reliable. There areonly total 48 samples in the study, which is not sufficient in size to representof the overall patients who experience teeth removing. It is possible that theother men and women have the absolutely opposite feeling to the study. Without providingthe sufficient and representative samples, the result of study is unconvincing.

Secondly, even we might accept thecredibility of the study, but the arguer also unfairly assumes that the reportabout the less intensity of pain result from that the effectiveness of the KO. However,there are probably other factors also contribute to this kind of report. As weknow, the different people have different pain thresholds and tolerances. it ispossible that the women in study are often suffering from the painfulmenstruation, and then this regular exposure to painful stimuli increase their paintolerance. Thus, they report less intensify of pain. Without ruling out theother factor which also contribute to the less pain, this argument is open todoubt.

Finally, even if assuming theeffectiveness of the KO, the arguer also commits hasty generation. It isunnecessary to broaden the KO's effectiveness after removing wisdom teeth toall the conditions when painkillers are required. Commonsense tells us that theprescriptions of doctors depend on symptoms. One example is rarely sufficientto establish a general conclusion. There is possibility that some women areallergic to KO or sensitive to the side effect of KO, so offering OK for themmay harm their health or increase their ache. Meanwhile, there is also no guaranteethat the other medication influent on the women and man differently as well asKO.

In conclusion, this argument isflawed as it stands. To strengthen the conclusion, the arguer might haveprovided a larger quantity of sample. To better evaluate it, the arguer mayalso have considered the other factors that also can contribute to the lesspain report.

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