【Big Fish】3月1日Argument169-Sansouci

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Argument No.169
The following appeared in a letter from a department chairperson to the president of Pierce University. "Some studies conducted by Bronston College, which is also located in a small town, reveal that both male and female professors are happier living in small towns when their spouses are also employed in the same geographic area. Therefore, in the interest of attracting the most gifted teachers and researchers to our faculty and improving the morale of our entire staff, we at Pierce University should offer employment to the spouse of each new faculty member we hire. Although we cannot expect all offers to be accepted or to be viewed as an ideal job offer, the money invested in this effort will clearly be well spent because, if their spouses have a chance of employment, new professors will be more likely to accept our offers."

In this argument, the arguer concludes that Pierce University should offer employment to the spouse of each new faculty member, for the sack of attracting the most gifted teachers and researches to our university. To support the conclusion, the arguer cites some studies conducted by Bronston College reveal that both male and female professors are happier living in small towns with their spouses. In addition, the arguer assumes that if spouse of gifted teachers and researchers can be employed, new professor will be more likely to come to work at Pierce University.

Firstly, the chairperson fails to consider if Pierce University has the capability of offering employment to the spouse of every new faculty member. The proposal relies on an assumption that Pierce University owns enough money to support the new plan.However, the assumption might be unwarranted due to some critical obstacles. The possibility is Pierce University is under building; don’t have the ability to afford the additional person’s cost. Unless the author could demonstrate that those obstacles could be effectively over come, the proposal be practically unfeasible.

Even if there is some studies in Bronston College seemly verified the proposed action, it is entirely possible that the police in Bronston College not suffice to ensure similar that new professors are happier living in small towns when their spouses are also employed in the same geographic area-due to the sorts of factors mentioned above that might have contributed to the survey result but would not come into play in Pierce University. In short, without accounting for possible differences between Bronston College and Pierce University, the director cannot convince me that the police exert in Pierce is sound.

At last, the author assume that the proposed actions are effective that both sufficient and necessary for attracting new professors. To solve the problem successfully, many other fundamental requirements must be filled. If Pierce University admits the most gifted teachers and researchers successfully, that doesn’t mean necessarily improving the morale of stuff. Furthermore, many other available methods besides advance morale of faculty could also be used to achieve the same purpose. The chairperson can effectively manage the constituted faculty through timely communication and organize activities for faculty. Before the author make a careful and thorough comparison between the effectiveness of his own proposal and other possible methods, we cannot guarantee that the action will attract the most gifted teachers and researchers, and necessarily improving the morale of stuff.

In sum, the author fails to validate the proposed action is sufficient and necessary to Pierce University. The author provides no evidence that the similar condition of Bronston College and Pierce University. In addition, the arguer would have to provide more concrete evidence, especially the information concerning the education experience and Person Sources of Pierce University. Lacking sufficient evidence to verify the conclusion cannot convince me to believe.