Argument 73 提纲

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Argument 73
Arg 73 Choice of music school-o

The following appeared on the Mozart School of Music Web site.

The Mozart School of Music should be the first choice for parents considering enrolling their child in music lessons.First of all, the Mozart School welcomes youngsters at all ability and age levels; there is no audition to attend the school.Second, the school offers instruction in nearly all musical instruments as well a wide range of styles and genres from classical to rock.Third, the faculty includes some of the most distinguished musicians in the area.Finally, many Mozart graduates have gone on to become well-known and highly paid professional musicians.

According to this passage, parents interested in sending their children to music lessons should choose Mozart School of Music because of its open admission system, the wide variety of instruments and genres taught, the outstanding faculty featuring distinguished musicians and the successful career paths of some alumni.

Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.



C1: The Mozart School of Music should be the first choice for parents considering enrolling their child in music lessons.
G1: First of all, the Mozart School welcomes youngsters at all ability and age levels; there is no audition to attend the school.
G2: Second, the school offers instruction in nearly all musical instruments as well a wide range of styles and genres from classical to rock.
G3: Third, the faculty includes some of the most distinguished musicians in the area.
G4: Finally, many Mozart graduates have gone on to become well-known and highly paid professional musicians.


A1 (G1, C1):The diversity of the student body and the absence of audition are necessarily good for the the children

A2 (G2, C1):The school offers quality instructions on all instruments and genres including the one that the particular child needs

A3 (G3, C1):Distinguished musicians are necessarily good teachers that children need and the children can access these teachers regularly.

A4 (G4, C1):All the children are interested in and talented for becoming famous and rich musicians.


assumption 1： the diversity of the student body and the absence of audition are necessarily good for the the children
- maybe audition can help children decide which program should be chosen or whether music courses are suitable for the children overlooking other factors
- perhaps the school may end up with children not suitable for learning music and the quality of learning may be compromised overlooking other factors

assumption 2: the school offers quality instructions on all instruments and genres including the one that the particular child needs
- perhaps the school has faculty that is very good at piano and classical music but not so good at guitar or rock music cases that cannot be generalised
- what if a child needs instructions on guitar or rock music cases that cannot be generalised

assumption 3: distinguished musicians are necessarily good teachers that children need
- maybe they are not experienced in teaching children overlooking other factors
- perhaps they only show up a few times each semester overlooking other factors
- maybe their expertise does not match the need of the children overlooking other factors

assumption 4: all the children are interested in becoming famous and rich musicians
- maybe some children just want to learn music for fun overlooking other factors
- perhaps not all children are talented enough to pursue a career in music overlooking other factors



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