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Argument191  第5篇 让砖头来得更猛烈些吧！
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从2005年7月19日21时32分到2005年7月19日22时30分
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The following is a letter from a professor at Xanadu College to the college's president.
'The development of an extensive computer-based long-distance learning program will enhance the reputation of Xanadu College. This program would allow more students to enroll in our courses, thereby increasing our income from student tuition. Traditional courses could easily be adapted for distance learners, as was shown by the adaptation of two traditional courses for our distance learning trial project last year. Also, by using computer programs and taped lectures, faculty will have fewer classroom obligations and more time to engage in extensive research, thereby enhancing the reputation of Xanadu.'
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In this argument, the author commends that Xanadu(X) College should develop an extensive computer-based long-distance learning program to enhance the reputation of X college. To substantiate the commendation, the author assumes that more students would enroll in courses,  and that computer programs are suitable for all courses in X college. In addition,  faculty would dedicate more in extensive research. A careful examination would reveal how groundless it is.

Firstly, the author commits a fallacy called "hasty generalization". Merely by indicating that more students would be allowed into the X college courses after applying computer-based long-distance program, the author assumes assurance of enhancing in students enroll. However, he/she provide no sufficient evidence to support that this is the case, nor does the author provide a causal relationship between long-distance program and boosting in students' enrollment. It is highly possible most faculty in X college does not fond in computer long-distance programs, or that they have no extra time and energy to prepare and offer such courses besides the traditional previous teach tasks. Without ruling out these and other factors that contribute to the enrollment of X college after lounging of long-distance programs, the author cannot confidently conclude that the enrollment of X would be enhanced through long-distance programs.

Secondly, only depends on the fact that more time are available after the long-distance program implicated in X college, the author problematically assumes that faculty in X college would devote more time in extensive research. Nevertheless, he does not provide sufficient  evidence to support the assertion. He fails to explore other significant factors that give rise to the engagement of X, such as enthusiasm of the faculty in X college towards extensive research...

The last but not least, the arguer assumes that the characteristics of a group applies to every member of that group. Two example of adaptation using computer-based long-distance programs in X college's courses are not sufficient to indicate that the long-distance programs are fit in all courses of X college. It is entirely possible that computer-based long-instance programs are only suitable for the two traditional courses among large amount of various ones in X college. This scenario, if true, would further weaken the logical framework of the author’s commendation of computer-based long-distance programs.

In sum, the argument is based on a fallacious and illogical reasoning as discussed above. To better assess the commendation of computer-based long-distance programs in X college, the author would have to provide more information concerning the faculty’s reflection towards the long-distance programs, time allocation of a typical faculty regarding intensive research, and that if the new programs are suitable for all co

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