argument242 [AWB小组]第十三次作业提纲

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242.The following appeared as an editorial in the student newspaper of Groveton College.

"To combat the recently reported dramatic rise in cheating among college and university students, these institutions should adopt honor codes similar to Groveton's, which calls for students to agree not to cheat in their academic endeavors and to notify a faculty member if they suspect that others have cheated. Groveton's honor code replaced an old-fashioned system in which students were closely monitored by teachers and an average of thirty cases of cheating per year were reported. The honor code has proven far more successful: in the first year it was in place, students reported twenty-one cases of cheating; five years later, this figure had dropped to fourteen. Moreover, in a recent survey conducted by the Groveton honor council, a majority of students said that they would be less likely to cheat with an honor code in place than without."

Firstly, did dishonest atmosphere in G really change because G brough in honor code? 没有告诉我们在使用HC前学校有多少人被上报作弊。五年后上报减少是不等于作弊的人数少了，也不说明趋势减少。即使作弊人少了，也不定因为HC，其他原因：没被发现，总人数少了，学风变好，老师监督，诚信制度

Secondly, this argument is also on the ground of an unsubstantial survey conducted by Groveton honor council. 这个调查缺乏科学性和说服力。只是学生的个人意愿，事实是另一回事。不是说不做就不作弊，要就作弊。而且因为是Groveton honor council做的调查，学生怕被处罚或不好后果，不敢真实表达

Thirdly, even if hovor code were a good system in G, it may be not applicable to other college and univerisity. 学生不同，学习风气不同，需要采取不同的方法。Honor code也有不好的地方，如举报怀疑作弊的人，将不利于团结，或乱举报，虚构。可以采取其他办法，如增强诚信教育，提高教育水平，使用监控器或手机屏蔽。

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