Argument169 【7\8\9\10】第十一次作业 7.31

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TOPIC: ARGUMENT169 - The following appeared in a letter from a department chairperson to the president of Pierce University.

"Some studies conducted by Bronston College, which is also located in a small town, reveal that both male and female professors are happier living in small towns when their spouses are also employed in the same geographic area. Therefore, in the interest of attracting the most gifted teachers and researchers to our faculty and improving the morale of our entire staff, we at Pierce University should offer employment to the spouse of each new faculty member we hire. Although we cannot expect all offers to be accepted or to be viewed as an ideal job offer, the money invested in this effort will clearly be well spent because, if their spouses have a chance of employment, new professors will be more likely to accept our offers."

In the argument, the author concludes that for attracting the most gifted teachers and researchers to faculty and improving the morale of entire stuff, Pierce University should offer employment to the spouse of each new faculty member. It seems to be a good method at first glance; however, the conclusion is flawed in three main places.

In the first place, the author of the argument fails to provide sufficient statistical evidence of the studies conducted by Bronston College, which leaves the result unconvincing. We are not informed that how many faculty members were surveyed. If there were only several professors involved in the study, then the result might be less representative of college faculty in general. Therefore, the conclusion based on the result of the studies is unreliable.

In the second place, even assuming that the result of the studies is acceptable, it is hasty for the author to draw the conclusion through it. Although referring to others' experience is more or less advisable, the author fails to consider the differences between the town which Pierce University is located in and other towns. The reason for both male and female professors to live in small towns is probably becasue these towns are full of attracting characteristics. For example, towns such as where Bronston College is located in possess a long history which is fascinating for academicians to live in, or perhaps the climate there is desirable, and also the beatiful natural environment of these towns urge the professors to live there. On the contrary, the town in which Pierce University is located may lack of attracting characteristics. Besides, the climate for the town might be so severe that few professors would choose to live there. Without consideration about these conditions, simply adopting the method of offering employment to the spouse of each new faculty member to attract gifted teachers and researches might be useless.

In the third place, I wonder that, besides offering employments for new hired professors’ spouses, if Price University provides other requirements which might be determinant for a professor to choose his work place. Common sense inform me that as a professor, one pay much attention to some conditions in a university such as academic atmosphere, fund for research, a well equipped laboratory and so forth. If the Pierce University is unable to provide these conditions, I’m afraid it is less competitive for Pierce to attract the most gifted teachers and researchers comparatively. Therefore, investing in offering employment to the spouse of each new faculty member might be a waste of money.

To sum up, before the adopting the suggestion in the argument, it is necessary for the president of Pierce University to take a closer scrutiny to the studies conducted by Bronston College and consider that if Pierce is sufficiently competitive in other places. After all, investing on research and education is more reasonable for a university rather than on a method that the achievement of which is dubious.

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In the argument, the author concludes that for attracting the most gifted teachers and researchers to faculty and improving the morale of entire stuff, Pierce University should offer employment to the spouse of each new faculty member. It seems to be a good method at first glance; however, the conclusion is flawed in three main places.

In the first place, the author of the argument fails to provide sufficient statistical evidence of the studies conducted by Bronston College, which leaves the result unconvincing. We are not informed that how many faculty members were surveyed. If there were only several professors involved in the study, then the result might be less representative of college faculty in general. Therefore, the conclusion based on the result of the studies is unreliable.

In the second place, even assuming that the result of the studies is acceptable, it is hasty for the author to draw the conclusion through it. Although referring to others' experience is more or less advisable, the author fails to consider the differences between the town which Pierce University is located in and other towns. The reason for both male and female professors to live in small towns is probably becasue these towns are full of attracting characteristics.For example, towns such as where Bronston College is located in possess a long history which is fascinating for academicians to live in, or perhaps the climate there is desirable, and also the beatiful natural environment of these towns urge the professors to live there. On the contrary, the town in which Pierce University is located may lack of attracting characteristics. Besides, the climate for the town might be so severe that few professors would choose to live there. Without consideration about these conditions, simply adopting the method of offering employment to the spouse of each new faculty member to attract gifted teachers and researches might be useless.（按照你的逻辑，中间表述应该加上一些expect the reason of being togther之类的，结尾的时候，为了清楚，是不是可以说一句：arguer should not only consider one aspect that determines whether professor accept offers）

In the third place, I wonder that, besides offering employments for new hired professors’ spouses, if Price University provides other requirements which might be determinant for a professor to choose his work place. Common sense inform me that as a professor, one pay much attention to some conditions in a university such as academic atmosphere, fund for research, a well equipped laboratory and so forth. If the Pierce University is unable to provide these conditions, I’m afraid it is less competitive for Pierce to attract the most gifted teachers and researchers comparatively. Therefore, investing in offering employment to the spouse of each new faculty member might be a waste of money. （这个的论述和第二段有点类似了，说学校要考虑其他的影响教授是否留下的因素，我认为这段针对最后一句话攻击这个投资划算，只需略微改一下：改成投资给家属找工作还不如加强学风更有吸引力，这样更划算）

To sum up, before the adopting the suggestion in the argument, it is necessary for the president of Pierce University to take a closer scrutiny to the studies conducted by Bronston College and consider that if Pierce is sufficiently competitive in other places. After all, investing on research and education is more reasonable for a university rather than on a method that the achievement of which is dubious.