Argument 87 范文

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Arg 87reading habits of library patrons

85) In a study of the reading habits of Waymarsh citizens conducted by the University of Waymarsh, most respondents said that they preferred literary classics as reading material. However, a second study conducted by the same researchers found that the type of book most frequently checked out of each of the public libraries in Waymarsh was the mystery novel. Therefore, it can be concluded that the respondents in the first study had misrepresented their reading habits.

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.

87) In a study of the reading habits of Waymarsh citizens conducted by the University of Waymarsh, most respondents said they preferred literary classics as reading material. However, a second study conducted by the same researchers found that the type of book most frequently checked out of each of the public libraries in Waymarsh was the mystery novel. Therefore, it can be concluded that the respondents in the first study had misrepresented their reading preferences.

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: In a study of the reading habits of Waymarsh citizens conducted by the University of Waymarsh, most respondents said that they preferred literary classics as reading material.

G2: However, a second study conducted by the same researchers found that the type of book most frequently checked out of each of the public libraries in Waymarsh was the mystery novel.

C1: Therefore, it can be concluded that the respondents in the first study had misrepresented their reading habits.


G1 contradicts G2.

C1 is an explanation of the contradiction.


A1 (G1): The results in the first survey suggests that they do not enjoy reading mystery novels.

A2(G1,G2): Literary classics are widely available in the public libraries.

A2 (G1, G2): Checking out the books are the only ways to read the literary classics.


The author of the argument concludes that the respondents in the first study must have lied about their reading habits as the public library records suggested that mystery novels were more frequently borrowed. We need more information about the library records, the Waymarsh citizens reading habits and the design of the first survey in order to evaluate the soundness of the argument.

试分析第一段的两句话分别做了什么。
其中第二句话如何与后面的中间段呼应？


To begin with, we need to know more about the records and other aspects of public libraries to see if the reasoning is acceptable. For example, we want to know if the public libraries feature a large collection of literary classics available for the Waymarsh people. If this genre is simply not available, it would be no surprise that library patrons would turn to mystery novels. Meanwhile, focusing on the frequency of the books being checked out is not sufficient. And maybe the patrons would prefer to keep the literary classics for a longer period of time, thereby reducing the frequency of the books being loaned. We also need to see if patrons have chosen to read literary classics in the reading rooms in the libraries instead of checking the books out.

这个中间段可分为几个点，请分别列出。
这几个点之间是如何过渡的？


In addition, it is also important to look into the reading habits of the people in Waymarsh. Public libraries are by no means the only source of literary classics. Waymarsh people could buy many of the books from the local bookstores or order them online via Amazon or Border. In fact, since a great many of literary classics have become part of the public domain without the restriction of copyright, Waymarsh people can even download e-copies of the books from the Internet for free. So a more comprehensive study of whether Waymarsh people access the literary classics through the above-mentioned sources is necessary to get the information we need to evaluate the argument.





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