[0706G-潜移默化小组]第4次作业——argument51

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In this newsletter the author recommends that all patients who are diagnosed with muscle strain would be well advised to take antibiotics as part of their treatment, which seems logical at first glance. After all, the author cites the preliminary results of the study of two groups of patients in which the group of patients being treated with antibiotics have less recuperation time-on average,40percent quicker-than the group of patients who without antibiotics. However, a careful examination of this argument would  reveal it is problematic in several respects.
First of all, the argument does not tell the detail information about people of the two groups. Different ages, different physical conditions can lead to different results. Due to the lacking of detail information, it is difficult to assess the recommendation. For instance, if the first group of people who take antibiotics regularly are all young men and on the contrast the other group of people are all senior people. Under the circumstance it is obvious that the first group of people have quicker recuperation time than the other group. Further, it can not lend strong support to the author's recommendation.
Secondly, the argument fails to consider the difference between a doctor who specializes in sports medicine and a general physician. It is obvious that Dr.Newland of first group has much more experience in treating patients with muscle strain, because Dr.Newland specializes in sports medicine. Unless the two doctors have similar experience in treating patients with muscle strain and they can be responsible for the results, the recommendation of the author could not be well supported by the results of the study.
Finally, antibiotics may have the effect in treating muscle strain, however antibiotics are not the fundamental reason. Without antibiotics other treatment going with may not that effective and the second group without a little antibiotics could not recuperate so quickly. If the patients of second group get the necessary antibiotics, perhaps they will recuperate more quickly.
In conclusion, the recommendation is not well reasoned. To strengthen the recommendation, the author should provide more detail information concerning the age, physical conditions of the patients in the two groups. Additionally, the author should offer evidence that the two doctors have similar experience in treating muscle strain. Moreover, the author should take more investigation to demonstrate whether antibiotics are necessary but not the fundamental reason.