argument145 同主题写作,不是很同意斑竹的看法的说.

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Argument145

题目：
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.

翻译：
一项新的调查所收集的数据显示打呼噜的人比不打呼噜的人更容易长胖。我们知道很多打呼噜的人夜间也经常有数秒钟的呼吸停顿，这种现象被称为睡眠呼吸中断。这种呼吸的停顿导致本人醒来——通常十分短暂以至于不被察觉——并且会使本人在白天很累而无力锻炼。因此，所有打呼噜的人都应该比正常人少吃多锻炼。



In this argument, the writer tries to convince us that people who snore are more likely to gain weight and they should try to eat less than the average people and to exercise more. I contend, however, a careful scrutiny would reveal several critical flaws as follows that undermine its reasoning.

To begin with, the writer provides no evidence to ensure that the survey indicating the causal relation between snoring and weight gain is statistically reliable. Perhaps the sample size is so insufficient that it cannot be representative; or perhaps the selection procedure happens to exclude people who do not snore but never fail to gain weight. Thus, absent more specific information about the sample size and selection procedure, it is impossible to assess the credibility of the study.

In addition, even if the study proves convincing, the writer falsely ascribes the weight gain to the sleep apnea, disregarding a series of other possible factors. For example, it is entirely possible that some other medical condition, traits or habits of people who snore exert a negative impact on their weight. Therefore, without ruling out these and other possibilities, hardly can I be convinced that weight gain is attributable to apnea.

Thirdly, even assuming that apnea is the only factor contributing to weight gain of people who snore, the contention is problematic in certain other respects as well. First, the writer assumes that apnea could give rise to tiredness, however, it is not necessarily the case. Since the waking caused by the interruption of breathing goes unnoticed, chances are good that people may not suffer from apnea and can hardly be tired during the day. Second, the writer deems that exercise would help keep weight, but no evidence is provided to show the efficiency of exercise in terms of keeping figure. Therefore, it is such assumptions that undermine the argument.

Finally, even though the assumptions above can be justified, the writer arbitrarily draws a broad conclusion that anyone who snores should try to eat less and exercise more than average person. Common sense inform me that people who snore but are disabled or lack of nutrition may not need to follow the writer’s advice. Perhaps, what is most import is to find the exact cause of snoring, otherwise, the recommendation is partially effective at best.

In sum, hardly can the argument prove persuasive due to lack of sufficient evidence and well-rounded consideration mentioned above. To further bolster the contention, the writer must show that snoring indeed brings about weight gain, perhaps by providing a more reliable study and far more detailed evidence.  

关于argument的批驳，有关的“权威”似乎各有各的说法，最近那个最热的帖子“argument就应该这样写（二）”点拨我们要抓住隐藏的前提进行反驳。

然而如pooh之类的前辈又说前提动不得。

我的B1就是对所谓"前提"的反驳,个人认为这种反驳是必要的.而且老美的文章在这点也有反驳,不知道大家怎么看.

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看了一个早上有关这道的帖子,感觉这个帖是分析的最透彻的一个了.