[Big Fish]03月10日Argument188--By swolf54

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TOPIC: ARGUMENT188 - A new report suggests that men and women experience pain very differently from one another, and that doctors should consider these differences when prescribing pain medications. When researchers administered the same dosage of kappa opioids-a painkiller-to 28 men and 20 women who were having their wisdom teeth extracted, the women reported feeling much less pain than the men, and the easing of pain lasted considerably longer in women. This research suggests that kappa opioids should be prescribed for women whenever pain medication is required, whereas men should be given other kinds of pain medication. In addition, researchers should reevaluate the effects of all medications on men versus women.
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          In this argument, merely based on a report in an experiment, the arguer reaches several conclusions: First, kappa opoinds should be prescribed for women whenever pain medications are required and whereas men should be given other kinds of pain medication. Second, researchers should reevaluate the effects of all medications on men versus women. Nevertheless, no matter how convincible this argument first appears, I remain skeptical towards its conclusion due to several vital fallacies made by the arguer.
        At first, all of the conclusions are based on an experiment about pain medications. However, the arguer fails to assume that the sample size is big enough to draw reliable conclusions. Adding men and women together, the experiment only concerned about a sample size less than 50. It is entirely possible that this small group do not represent the real condition of majority. Thus, without evidence that the experiment is statistically significant, the arguer could not draw general conclusions according to it.
        Second, even if I accept that the sample size is statistically significant enough, I still remain doubt about other details in the experiment. According to the arguer, women "reported" feeling much less pain than the men. However, what "reported" may not reflect the real severity of reports' pains. Perhaps women's ability to tolerate pain is weak than men, thus they turn to report more pain than men in the experiment. But the arguer unfairly assume that what reported reflected the real situation of pains; besides, he also fails to consider other facts that may influence the outcome of the experiment. Hence, without conducting a convincible comparison experiment, the conclusion based on this experiment is indefensible at all.
        At last, even if the experiment is convincible, I still remain skeptical due to other fallacies. In arguer's first suggestion, he makes a false analogy mistake. Since the experiment is about teeth, it is inappropriate for the arguer to conclude that in all situations, kappa opioids should be prescribed for women and men should be given other kinds of pain medication. And, in arguer's second suggestion he makes an "either-or" fallacy. Despite kappa is not effective in dealing with pain to male patients, it does not indicate that all medications should be reevaluated on men versus women.
       In conclusion, due to the several mistakes made in the argument, the author fails to make a sound logic to support his own assertion. In order to strengthen his opinion, he needs to demonstrate the reliability of the experiment. In addition, he also has to provide more information in drawing general tendencies.

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1# swolf54

In this argument, merely based on a report in an experiment, the arguer reaches several conclusions: First, kappa opoinds should be prescribed for women whenever pain medications are required and whereas men should be given other kinds of pain medication. Second, researchers should reevaluate the effects of all medications on men versus women. Nevertheless, no matter how convincible this argument first appears, I remain skeptical towards its conclusion due to several vital fallacies made by the arguer.
        At first, all of the conclusions are based on an experiment about pain medications. However, the arguer fails to assume that the sample size is big enough to draw reliable conclusions. Adding men and women together, the experiment only concerned about a sample size less than 50. It is entirely possible that this small group do not represent the real condition of majority. Thus, without evidence that the experiment is statistically significant, the arguer could not draw general conclusions according to it.
        Second, even if I accept that the sample size is statistically significant enough, I still remain doubt about other details in the experiment. According to the arguer, women "reported" feeling much less pain than the men. However, what "reported" may not reflect the real severity of reports' pains. Perhaps women's ability to tolerate pain is weak than men, thus they turn to report more pain than men in the experiment. But the arguer unfairly assume that what reported reflected the real situation of pains; besides, he also fails to consider other facts (what facts? you should articulate them in details) that may influence the outcome of the experiment. Hence, without conducting a convincible comparison experiment, the conclusion based on this experiment is indefensible at all.
        At last, even if the experiment is convincible, I still remain skeptical due to other fallacies. In arguer's first suggestion, he makes a false analogy mistake. Since the experiment is about teeth, it is inappropriate for the arguer to conclude that in all situations, kappa opioids should be prescribed for women and men should be given other kinds of pain medication. And, in arguer's second suggestion he makes an "either-or" fallacy. Despite kappa is not effective in dealing with pain to male patients, it does not indicate that all medications should be reevaluated on men versus women.
       In conclusion, due to the several mistakes made in the argument, the author fails to make a sound logic to support his own assertion. In order to strengthen his opinion, he needs to demonstrate the reliability of the experiment. In addition, he also has to provide more information in drawing general tendencies.

楼主写得不错,错误基本都找出来了.就是注意一下像文中other facts没有充分论证的小错就更好了.