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susan8940UID: 160449

TOPIC: ARGUMENT145 - A new study collected data that shows that people who snore are more likely to gain weight than are people who do not snore. It is well known that many people who snore also stop breathing frequently during the night for a few seconds, a condition called sleep apnea. The interruption of breathing wakes the person-often so briefly that the waking goes unnoticed-and can leave the person too tired during the day to exercise. Anyone who snores, therefore, should try to eat less than the average person and to exercise more.
WORDS: 343          TIME: 0:30:00          DATE: 2007-3-25

The applicant asserts that snoring makes people gain weight, so that people who snore should eat less and take more exercise. However, since the author fails to provide firm evidence and suffers from some logical mistakes, the argument can hardly convince me.

First, there is little detailed data about the new study, concluding that people who snore are more likey to gain weight. Since the author has not given anything about the size of the sample collected and whether it is representative of all people who snore, it is entirely possible that the number of people studied is too small, and the people are just centerlized in one place, which may make the study totally unconvincing.

Further, even we admit the conclusion obtained from the study that people who snore are more likely to gain weight, the author fails to provide any evidence telling it is totally because breathing interruption causes people too tired to exercise. After all, there is little evidence to confirm that people are truly tired. Even though it is true, we cannot sure whether it is the tire that causes the other facts. Perhaps people are just too lazy to do exercise, no matter whether they are tired or not. And the author does not tell us whether lacking exercise will directly lead to weight gain. So, these assumptions that people are too tired to exercise thus gaining weight are suffering from illogically flaws.

Finally, even though the assumtions above are both correct, we cannot confidently conclude that anyone who snores should eat less and exercise more. Since the author does not provide any evidence about the energy people who snore need, it is of high possibility that people who snore have to obtain more food and energy to complement the energy losed by breathing interruption and wake up. If so, the author's suggestion may harm people's health.

To sum up, the arguer has not provided enough evidence to prove his/her assumptions, and also, he/she makes certain conclusion illogically based on such assumptions, thus the argument unwarranted as it stands. To bolster it, the author has to either provide clearer evidence serving to the assertion that snoring makes people gain weight or logically prove whether eating less will help in losing weight for most people who snores.

pippo1983UID: 172110

The applicant asserts that snoring makes people gain weight, so that people who snore should eat less and take more exercise. However, since the author fails to provide firm evidence and suffers from some logical mistakes, the argument can hardly convince me.

First, there is little detailed data about the new study, concluding that people who snore are more likey to gain weight. Since the author has not given anything about the size of the sample collected and whether it is representative of all people who snore, it is entirely possible that the number of people studied is too small, and the people are just centerlized in one place, which may make the study totally unconvincing. （太不充分了，这样怎么影响结果的没说清楚）

Further, even we admit the conclusion obtained from the study that people who snore are more likely to gain weight, the author fails to provide any evidence telling it is totally because breathing interruption causes people too tired to exercise. （这里的逻辑不清楚，2个推论放一起了）After all, there is little evidence to confirm that people are truly tired. （其他解释？）Even though it is true, we cannot sure whether it is the tire that causes the other facts（other facts？）. Perhaps people are just too lazy to do exercise, no matter whether they are tired or not. And the author does not tell us whether lacking exercise will directly lead to weight gain. （再进一步举例）So, these assumptions that people are too tired to exercise thus gaining weight are suffering from illogically flaws.

Finally, even though the assumtions above are both correct, we cannot confidently conclude that anyone who snores should eat less and exercise more. Since the author does not provide any evidence about the energy people who snore need, it is of high possibility that people who snore have to obtain more food and energy to complement the energy losed by breathing interruption and wake up. If so, the author's suggestion may harm people's health.

To sum up, the arguer has not provided enough evidence to prove his/her assumptions, and also, he/she makes certain conclusion illogically based on such assumptions, thus the argument unwarranted as it stands. To bolster it, the author has to either provide clearer evidence serving to the assertion that snoring makes people gain weight or logically prove whether eating less will help in losing weight for most people who snores.