Argument 86 提纲

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Arg 86 choice of personnel firm-o

86) The following appeared in a memo at XYZ company.

When XYZ lays off employees, it pays Delany Personnel Firm to offer those employees assistance in creating résumés  and developing interviewing skills, if they so desire. Laid-off employees have benefited greatly from Delany's services: last year those who used Delany found jobs much more quickly than did those who did not. Recently, it has been proposed that we use the less expensive Walsh Personnel Firm in place of Delany. This would be a mistake because eight years ago, when XYZ was using Walsh, only half of the workers we laid off at that time found jobs within a year. Moreover, Delany is clearly superior, as evidenced by its bigger staff and larger number of branch offices. After all, last year Delany's clients took an average of six months to find jobs, whereas Walsh's clients took nine.

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.

89) The following appeared in a memo at XYZ company.

When XYZ lays off employees, it pays Delany Personnel Firm to offer those employees assistance in creating résumés  and developing interviewing skills, if they so desire. Laid-off employees have benefited greatly from Delany's services: last year those who used Delany found jobs much more quickly than did those who did not. Recently, it has been proposed that we use the less expensive Walsh Personnel Firm in place of Delany. This would be a mistake because eight years ago, when XYZ was using Walsh, only half of the workers we laid off at that time found jobs within a year. Moreover, Delany is clearly superior, as evidenced by its bigger staff and larger number of branch offices. After all, last year Delany's clients took an average of six months to find jobs, whereas Walsh's clients took nine.

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.





G1: When XYZ lays off employees, it pays Delany Personnel Firm to offer those employees assistance in creating resumes and developing interviewing skills, if they so desire.
C1: Laid-off employees have benefited greatly from Delany's services

G2: last year those who used Delany found jobs much more quickly than did those who did not.
C2: Recently, it has been proposed that we use the less expensive Walsh Personnel Firm in place of Delany.This would be a mistake

G3: because eight years ago, when XYZ was using Walsh, only half of the workers we laid off at that time found jobs within a year.

C3: Moreover, Delany is clearly superior,

G4: as evidenced by its bigger staff and larger number of branch offices.
G5: After all, last year Delany's clients took an average of six months to find jobs, whereas Walsh's clients took nine.


A1 (G2, C1): Employees who used Delany found jobs more quickly because of the services and the jobs they found were better.

A2 (G3, C2): A large number of workers signed up for Walshs services and looked for jobs actively.

A3 (G3, C2): Walshs services did not improve over these years.

A4 (G4, C3): The staff size and number of branch offices are reliable indicator of service quality.

A5 (G5, C3): The records of last year are useful.



86) The following appeared in a memo at XYZ company.

When XYZ lays off employees, it pays Delany Personnel Firm to offer those employees assistance in creating résumés  and developing interviewing skills, if they so desire. Laid-off employees have benefited greatly from Delany's services: last year those who used Delany found jobs much more quickly than did those who did not. Recently, it has been proposed that we use the less expensive Walsh Personnel Firm in place of Delany. This would be a mistake because eight years ago, when XYZ was using Walsh, only half of the workers we laid off at that time found jobs within a year. Moreover, Delany is clearly superior, as evidenced by its bigger staff and larger number of branch offices. After all, last year Delany's clients took an average of six months to find jobs, whereas Walsh's clients took nine.

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 reasons why employees receiving help from Delany get jobs more quickly
- do their services really make a difference (did their resume look better; interview skills improved)
- or other factors such as motivation, job skills overlooking other factors
- maybe their clients are more committed (wiling to pay more)


The reasons why employees working with Walsh could not find jobs within a year
- the overall economy was doing poorly at the time
- the skills of the employees were obsolete  


The reasons why last year Delany's clients took about 6 months to find jobs but Walsh's clients took 9
- The clients may come from different industries or backgrounds (ages and education levels)
- Delany may offer other services in addition to resume writing and interviewing skills   




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