【challenge yourself小组】第五次作业 argument51

superjiang001UID: 2300426

ARGUMENT 51
"Doctors have long suspected that secondary infections may keep some patients from healing quickly after severe muscle strain. This hypothesis has now been proved by preliminary results of a study of two groups of patients. The first group of patients, all being treated for muscle injuries by Dr. Newland, a doctor who specializes in sports medicine, took antibiotics regularly throughout their treatment. Their recuperation time was, on average, 40 percent quicker than typically expected. Patients in the second group, all being treated by Dr. Alton, a general physician, were given sugar pills, although the patients believed they were taking antibiotics. Their average recuperation time was not significantly reduced. Therefore, all patients who are diagnosed with muscle strain would be well advised to take antibiotics as part of their treatment."

Before we advise all patients who are diagnosed with muscle strain should take antibiotics as part of their treatment, we should reexamine the evidence provided by the author from several other aspects. The speaker who conducted the study of two groups of patients seems to assume that the recover time of the first group whose patients took antibiotics regularly throughout the treatment is quicker than typically expected comparing to the second group whose patients were given sugar pills leads to the conclusion mentioned above, which may mask other factors which are potentially more significant and may cause negative impact on the patients.

First of all, there is absolutely no evidence provided that it is the antibiotic that reduces the recuperation time of patients. We know nothing about those patients’ basic information. Other elements to consider is this: perhaps most of the patients who accept the antibiotic treatment are in good health conditions, such as they do not drink, exercise regularly, do not smoke, and so forth. Under such circumstance, the recover time will be inherently diminished due to their healthy lifestyle. Also, maybe those patients are young, which means their metabolism is faster according to the old men, thus, they gain a higher opportunity to recover in a short time just because of the age. However, we have no idea of such specific information. Thus, we can not simply attribute the shorter recover time to taking antibiotics.

In addition, even if we accept that the antibiotic do have great impact in healing the muscle strain, we can not assume that the same measures will work in all the patients. In fact, some other possibilities should be taken into consideration. A quite probable possibility is that not all the patients would get a second infection. Perhaps most of the patients have already got antibody when they first attacked by the disease, and thus, they have a limited opportunity to get infection again. Moreover, maybe someone’s body conflicts with the antibiotic, say, the antibodies in patients’ body will fight against even kill the antibiotic in order to survive. In this type of situation, the injection of antibiotic may not only have no assistance to heal the patients’ muscle strain, but do a great bad impact on their body. Thus, to substantiate his argument, the author should offer more valid evidence showing that the antibiotic can apply to all the patients who get muscle strain.

Finally, the experiment is not accurate itself. In the above study, we know nothing about the patients’ backgrounds, ages, and general health of the patients involved. Like mentioned above, maybe the second group whose patients are general old people, thus the recuperation time is not easily reduced even if they take antibiotic rather than sugar pills. The same problem also preoccupied the two different doctors. Dr. Alton, for instance, who is a specialist in physics, may hold the opinion that taking some exercises during the treatment may better help the patients to recover soon. However, the truth is, such way of recovering is nonsense and ridiculous, and may deteriorate the illness and thus, prolong the recuperation time than usual.

In sum, before the conclusion that we should ask all patients to take antibiotics if they get muscle problem, a more strictly controlled legitimate study is needed.

sabrinabaobaoUID: 2515866

Before we advise all patients who are diagnosed with muscle strain should take antibiotics as part of their treatment, we should reexamine the evidence provided by the author from several other aspects. The speaker who conducted the study of two groups of patients seems to assume that the recovery time of the first group whose patients took antibiotics regularly throughout the treatment is quicker than typically expected comparing to the second group whose patients were given sugar pills leads to the conclusion mentioned above, which may mask other factors which are potentially more significant and may cause negative impact on the patients.(归谬法开头)

First of all, there is absolutely no evidence provided that it is the antibiotic that reduces the recuperation time of patients. We know nothing about those patients’ basic information. Other elements to consider is this: perhaps most of the patients who accept the antibiotic treatment are in good health conditions, such as they do not drink, exercise regularly, do not smoke, and so forth. Under such circumstance, the recovery time will be inherently diminished due to their healthy lifestyle. Also, maybe those patients are young, which means their metabolism is faster according to the old men, thus, they gain a higher opportunity to recover in a short time just because of the age. However, we have no idea of such specific information. Thus, we cannot simply attribute the shorter recover time to taking antibiotics.

In addition, even if we accept that the antibiotic do have great impact in healing the muscle strain, we cannot assume that the same measures will work in all the patients. In fact, some other possibilities should be taken into consideration. A quite probable possibility is that not all the patients would get a second infection. Perhaps most of the patients have already got antibody when they first attacked by the disease, and thus, they have a limited opportunity to get infection again. Moreover, maybe someone’s body conflicts with the antibiotic, say, the antibodies in patients’ body will fight against even kill the antibiotic in order to survive. In this type of situation, the injection of antibiotic may not only have no assistance to heal the patients’ muscle strain, but do a great bad impact on their body. Thus, to substantiate his argument, the author should offer more valid evidence showing that the antibiotic can apply to all the patients who get muscle strain.

Finally, the experiment is not accurate itself. In the above study, we know nothing about the patients’ backgrounds, ages, and general health of the patients involved. Like mentioned above, maybe the second group whose patients are general old people, thus the recuperation time is not easily reduced even if they take antibiotic rather than sugar pills. (这之前的几句可以并入第一段)The same problem also preoccupied the two different doctors. Dr. Alton, for instance, who is a specialist in physics, may hold the opinion that taking some exercises during the treatment may better help the patients to recover soon. However, the truth is, such way of recovering is nonsense and ridiculous, and may deteriorate the illness and thus, prolong the recuperation time than usual.

In sum, before the conclusion that we should ask all patients to take antibiotics if they get muscle problem, a more strictly controlled legitimate study is needed.
攻击点都很准确但是在论述的时候两段之间出现了部分重复论述一个问题，最好把第三段和第四段调换