argument 9,167
The following appeared in a memorandum from a dean at Omega University. 【9】
"Fifteen years ago, Omega University implemented a new procedure that encouraged students to evaluate the teaching effectiveness of all their professors. Since that time, Omega professors have begun to assign higher grades in their classes, and overall student grade averages at Omega have risen by thirty percent. Potential employers apparently believe the grades at Omega are inflated; this would explain why Omega graduates have not been as successful at getting jobs as have graduates from nearby Alpha University. To enable its graduates to secure better jobs, Omega University should now terminate student evaluation of professors."
1.分数和找到工作之间没有必然的联系。分数和能力不一定成正比,不一定是高分就有好工作。
2.与Alpha的学生工作找的好相比,Omega的学生不仅是由于分数不好而导致工作的,还有其他原因的,比如机遇,比如教育水平和学生素质。不能仅仅因为这项新的措施而判断为是该学校学生不好找工作的原因。
3.而要是该校学生找到好工作,也不能仅通过取消措施。
4.雇主认为分数贬值的证据不够充分。
A folk remedy* for insomnia, the scent in lavender flowers, has now been proved effective. In a recent study, 30 volunteers with chronic insomnia slept each night for three weeks on lavender-scented pillows in a controlled room where their sleep was monitored. During the first week, volunteers continued to take their usual sleeping medication. They slept soundly but wakened feeling tired. During the second week, the volunteers discontinued their medication. As a result, they slept less soundly than the previous week and felt even more tired. During the third week, the volunteers slept longer and more soundly than in the previous two weeks. This shows that over a short period of time lavender cures insomnia. 【167】
A folk remedy is usually a plant-based form of treatment common to traditional forms of medicine, ones that developed before the advent of modern medical services and technology.
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69"Government should place few, if any, restrictions on scientific research and
development"
1.很多科学的研究和发展如果不加以控制,会对人类造成威胁和伤害。比如核的使用。如果不加以干涉,就会造出很多核武器,危害人类社会。
2. 很多科学不加以限制,势必造成资源浪费,投入很大,但是结果甚微,或者没有对社会发展产生推动和促进作用。
3.过分限制势必造成创新能力减弱,使国家竞争力减低。比如神六。因为投入了大量精力,财力,鼓励科研,才实现了我国载人航天的梦想,提高了我国在国际上的地位和影响力。