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TOPIC: ARGUMENT188 - A new report suggests that men and women experience pain very differently from one another, and that doctors should consider these differences when prescribing pain medications. When researchers administered the same dosage of kappa opioids-a painkiller-to 28 men and 20 women who were having their wisdom teeth extracted, the women reported feeling much less pain than the men, and the easing of pain lasted considerably longer in women. This research suggests that kappa opioids should be prescribed for women whenever pain medication is required, whereas men should be given other kinds of pain medication. In addition, researchers should reevaluate the effects of all medications on men versus women.
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This argument is questionable in several respects. First, the survey upon which the argument rests is statistically unreliable. Second, the author fails to consider other factors aside from the painkiller that influence the pain feeling of the subjects. In addition, the author's recommendation is an over-statement.


To begin with, the reliability and generalizability of the research is questionable. As the article points out, there are only forty-eight subjects who participate in the research. With so few patients, it is entirely possible that this group of male participants happens to have lower pain tolerance than the female participants do. Or perhaps this group of males' disease is more sever than that of the females. Besides, the research only involed the pain suffered after the wisdom teeth being extracted. However, experience informs us that there are various kinds of pain caused by differing diseases which have different levels of pain. Without ruling out these alternative possibilities, the author cannot convince me that men and women in general react differently to this painkiller or the kappa opioids is also effective in soothing other kinds of pain.


In addition, the author fails to consier other factors influencing participants’ feeling of pain. First, perhaps men in general suffer more severe pain than women after extraction of their wisdom teeth. Or perhaps the same level of pain does not cause the same level of subjective feeling; it is entirely possible that their social experience and physical particularity may make women more tolerable to pain than men and thus complain less—even though they suffer the same level of pain as men do.

Finally, even we were to concede that men and women do react differently to KO, the conclusion of the author is somewhat overstated. Perhaps another painkiller more effective than kappa opioids in easing women’s pain. Or perhaps kappa opioid is already the most effective painkiller existing that lower men' s pain feeling. Without make a comparison between KO and other painkillers the author cannot convince me that doctors must prescribe kappa opiois when their female clients have pain but give the male ones other kinds of painkiller. The author also overstate the need for reevaluating the effects of other medications—it is entirely possible similar researches have already been conducted involving other medications to determine their different effects on men and women.

In sum, the author cites a unreliable research which render his or her conclusion and recommendation unconvincing as it stands. The argument could be improved if the author can proves the subjects are representative and KO is more effective than other painkillers with female patients while not less than another one when it comes to easing the pain suffered by males. Also, the author should examine whether other medications deserve the similar studies.

[ 本帖最后由 chen_aoxiang 于 2008-6-11 17:23 编辑 ]

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This argument is questionable in several respects. First, the survey upon which the argument rests is statistically unreliable. Second, the author fails to consider other factors aside from the painkiller that influence the pain feeling of the subjects. In addition, the author's recommendation is an over-statement.


To begin with, the reliability and generalizability of the research is questionable. As the article points out, there are only forty-eight subjects who participate in the research. With so few patients, it is entirely possible that this group of male participants happens to have lower pain tolerance than the female participants do. Or perhaps this group of males' disease is more sever than that of the females. Besides, the research only involed the pain suffered after the wisdom teeth being extracted. However, experience informs us that there are various kinds of pain caused by differing diseases which have different levels of pain. Without ruling out these alternative possibilities, the author cannot convince me that men and women in general react differently to this painkiller or the kappa opioids is also effective in soothing other kinds of pain.


In addition, the author fails to consier （consider）other factors influencing participants’ feeling of pain. First, perhaps men in general suffer more severe pain than women after extraction of their wisdom teeth. Or perhaps the same level of pain does not cause the same level of subjective feeling; it is entirely possible that their social experience and physical particularity may make women more tolerable to pain than men and thus complain less—even though they suffer the same level of pain as men do.
（感觉这一段跟上一段有点重复）

Finally, even we were to concede that men and women do react differently to KO, the conclusion of the author is somewhat overstated. Perhaps another painkiller （加is） more effective than kappa opioids in easing women’s pain. Or perhaps kappa opioid is already the most effective painkiller existing that lower men' s pain feeling. Without make a comparison between KO and other painkillers the author cannot convince me that doctors must prescribe kappa opiois when their female clients have pain but give the male ones other kinds of painkiller. The author also overstate the need for reevaluating the effects of other medications—it is entirely possible similar researches have already been conducted involving other medications to determine their different effects on men and women.

In sum, the author cites a unreliable research which render his or her conclusion and recommendation unconvincing as it stands. The argument could be improved if the author can proves the subjects are representative and KO is more effective than other painkillers with female patients while not less than another one when it comes to easing the pain suffered by males. Also, the author should examine whether other medications deserve the similar studies.

作者写的挺不错的，语言，结构都不错！