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Argument145  
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A new study collected data that shows that people who snore are more likely to gain weight than are people who do not snore. It is well known that many people who snore also stop breathing frequently during the night for a few seconds, a condition called sleep apnea. The interruption of breathing wakes the person—often so briefly that the waking goes unnoticed—and can leave the person too tired during the day to exercise. Anyone who snores, therefore, should try to eat less than the average person and to exercise more.
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In this argument, the arguer advocates that those who snores should try to eat less than the average person and to exercise more for they are much more likely to gain weight and easily to get tired during the day. The arguer based his conclusion on a new study from unknown resource and his speculation that the sleep apnea--the interruption of breathing--can leave the person too tired during the day to exercise. In the first glace, this argument may sound reasonable, however, there are several critical fallacies weaken the conclusion.

The main problem in this argument is that there is hardly specific information about the new study. Where does this study come from? Who instruct such study? Can this study represent enough to all the people who snore? Also the arguer provides no statistics about the result of the study indicates the correlation between the increase of weight and the frequency of people who snores. Therefore such unknown resource study makes no different to the argument.

Another point worth considering is the statement that the interruption of breathing wakes the person--often so briefly that the waking goes unnoticed--and can leave the person too tired during the day to exercise. There is no evidence show that the interruption of breathing which so briefly that nearly cannot notice can have a negative effect on the spirit condition of people in daytime. Merely the speculation of the arguer as an evidence cannot hold water. Additionally, even assuming the truth of this statement, there are many other contributing factors to the tiredness of human beings. Without further information about the direct cause and effect relationship between the sleep apnea and tiredness of people, the conclusion is not persuasive as it stands.

Finally, the arguer suggests that the people who snore need to eat less and do more exercise. However, it is very likely that these people are already less eaters and they have done much exercise everyday. So the assumption that they eat more than the average person or that they have less exercise also cannot stand without evidence warrant these. Furthermore, once again, there is no proof indicates that try to eat less and do more exercise can help a man gain weight or keep a fit body, let along for people who snores.

In summary, the argument is merely based on an unconvincing study and the arguer's assumption. To strengthen the conclusion, the arguer would have to make more investigation in the correlation between the snore and increase of weight of people, also the effect of eating less and more exercise for a snore man.

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