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The following appeared in a report by the School District of Eyleria.
'Nationally, the average ratio of computers to students in kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) is 1:5. Educators indicate that this is very good ratio. This means that across the country, all students have access to and can use computers daily in their classrooms. In Eyleria's K-12 schools, the ratio of computers to students is 1:7. This number is sufficient to ensure that all of Eyleria's students, by the time they graduate from high school, will be fully proficient in the use of computer technology. Thus, there is no reason to spend any of the schools' budget on computers or other technology in the next few years.'
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The arguer concludes that there is no reason to spend any of the schools' budget on computers or other technology in the next few years. To substantiate this conclusion, the arguer cites the situation of the nation and Eyleria. However, this argument suffers from several flaws which render it unconvincing as it stands.

To bengin with, the arguer assumes that the average ratio of computers 1:5 is same in all places. However, there is no evidence to support it. It entirely possible in some places which advanced in technology the ratio is no less than 1:2, while in another places it may 1:8 or even less. If so, it can not concludes that it is very good ratio, which means across the country, all students have access to and can use computers daily in their classrooms.

Furthermore, the arguer illogically assumes that 1:7 is sufficient to ensure that all of Eyleria's students will be fully proficient in the use of computer technology. Nevertheless, no evidence is stated in the argument to support this assumption. Firstly, there is no guarantee that all the school has the same ratio, it is possible that some school has not one computer, while another one has many computers. Secondly, query why the good ratio of the nation is 1:5, but in Eyleria 1:7 is sufficient. Maybe 1:5 in just adequacy to the nation, while 1:7 is less than sufficient. Besides, even if 1:7 is sufficient to the nation, we can not concludes that this ratio is sufficient to Eyleria. Perhaps Eyleria is in a place which has advanced technology, hereby a higher ratio is need to the student of this district. All the above-mentioned reasons, if true, may render this argument unconvincing.

Last but not least, the arguer commits a fallacy of hasty generalization. Even if 1:7 is sufficient to Eyleria, there is no guarantee that the it is need not to spend any of the schools' budget on computers or other technology in the next few years. Common sense tell us that computer is a particular tool that develop quickly. Perhaps the computer in the school will behind the times in only one year. In addition, computer can not represent all other technology in the school. It is possible other technology should be invest in, such as television or radio and so forth.

To sum up, this argument is not well -supported. To strengthen it, the arguer should provide more evidence concerning the best ratio of computer in the nation and Eyleria. To better evaluate the argument, we need more information regarding other technology of the school.