argument155 临考前请大家指教

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155.The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a local newspaper.

"Too much emphasis is placed on the development of reading skills in elementary school. Many students who are discouraged by the lonely activity of reading turn away from schoolwork merely because they are poor readers. But books recorded on audiocassette tape provide an important alternative for students at this crucial stage in their education, one the school board should not reject merely because of the expense involved. After all, many studies attest to the value of allowing students to hear books read aloud; there is even evidence that students whose parents read to them are even more likely to become able readers. Thus, hearing books on tape can only make students more eager to read and to learn. Therefore, the school board should encourage schools to buy books on tape and to use them in elementary education."



The author of the letter claims that the school board should encourage schools to buy books on tape and to use them in elementary education. To support his assertion he cites the survey which showed that students can probably get benefits form listening to their parents' read. Then he points out that the school board should advocate this project despite the expense involved for the sake of the students. However, his argument suffers a series of logical flaws at its stands.

In the first place, the study upon which the argument relies is too vague to be informative. There is no evidence that the samples in the study are sufficient and random selected, therefore we have good reasons to doubt if the sample is representative enough to reflect the effect of study by hearing. It is possible that the subjects who participated in the study are people who are naturally good at reading.

In the second place, the author cannot provide convincing evidences to support his assertion. Even if the studies are persuasive, they only shows that students who listen to their parents' read do well in reading, which is different from listening to the tape. When students listen to the tape, it is hard for them to concentrate in the content they hear, which may not benefit reading at all.

Finally, the author's conclusion that hearing books on tape can only make students moer eager to read and to learn is unfounded. There is no evidence to support such a statement. Unless the author can illustrate the causal relationship between hearing the books on tape and motivating study interests, it is difficult for the school board to advocate his assertion.

To sum up, the author provides unsubstantiated evidences which can not support his conclusion. To strength his assertion, the arguer should provide more information about the study and illustrate the effort of studying by hearing in order to pesuade the school board to accept his project.

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这几天就发了这一篇求大家帮忙改 因为真的很急快考了 大家体谅一下吧 谢谢大家帮助