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by the conclusion: Attendees of the yoga classes and self-help seminars check out books that they would not have checked out had they not attended the classes and seminars. Statement that
weakens the conclusion: This past year, both libraries have instituted a very popular "story hour" program during which librarians read to children and encourage them to read more books at home.
by the conclusion: Attendees of the yoga classes and self-help seminars check out books that they would not have checked out had they not attended the classes and seminars. Statement that
weakens the conclusion: This past year, both libraries have instituted a very popular "story hour" program during which librarians read to children and encourage them to read more books at home.
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A township supports two public libraries, Library A and Library B, both of which have experienced declines in patronage (measured by the number of books checked out per year) over the past decade. This year, there has been an effort to improve patronage by instituting yoga classes and self-help seminars at both libraries. The initiative seems to be working, as patronage so far this year has been 5% higher than it was last year.
In the first column, choose an assumption required by the conclusion that the efforts to improve patronage are working. In the second column, choose a statement that, if true, would weaken the conclusion that those efforts are indeed effective. Make only two selections, one in each column.
In the first column, choose an assumption required by the conclusion that the efforts to improve patronage are working. In the second column, choose a statement that, if true, would weaken the conclusion that those efforts are indeed effective. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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| This past year, both libraries have instituted a very popular "story hour" program during which librarians read to children and encourage them to read more books at home. | ||
| Patronage at Library A has traditionally been higher than at Library B. | ||
| Attendees of the yoga classes and self-help seminars check out books that they would not have checked out had they not attended the classes and seminars. | ||
| The yoga classes have been better attended than the self-help seminars. | ||
| If patronage were measured by the number of DVDs checked out, rather than by the number of books checked out, both libraries would show increasing patronage numbers over the past five years. | ||
| An increase in patronage means that the libraries will not lose the funding, vital to their operating budget, that they currently receive from a private foundation. |
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by the conclusion: Attendees of the yoga classes and self-help seminars check out books that they would not have checked out had they not attended the classes and seminars. Statement that
weakens the conclusion: This past year, both libraries have instituted a very popular "story hour" program during which librarians read to children and encourage them to read more books at home.
by the conclusion: Attendees of the yoga classes and self-help seminars check out books that they would not have checked out had they not attended the classes and seminars. Statement that
weakens the conclusion: This past year, both libraries have instituted a very popular "story hour" program during which librarians read to children and encourage them to read more books at home.
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Solution:
Premise 1: Library A and Library B, both of which have experienced declines in patronage.
Premise 2: To improve patronage by instituting yoga classes and self-help seminars at both libraries.
Premise 3: Patronage this year has been 5% higher than last year.
Conclusion: The initiative seems to be working.
Assumption: [color=#000000]Attendees of the yoga classes and self-help seminars check out books that they would not have checked out had they not attended the classes and seminars. It bridges the gap between the premise and the conclusion. If we negate it, the conclusion becomes invalid.[/color]
[color=#000000]Weakner This past year, both libraries have instituted a very popular "story hour" program during which librarians read to children and encourage them to read more books at home. This brings in new information, and that weakens the support for the conclusion. It is not the yoga classes and self-prep seminars that contribute to improving patronage, but rather it is due to the story hour program that encourages children to read more books.[/color]
Premise 1: Library A and Library B, both of which have experienced declines in patronage.
Premise 2: To improve patronage by instituting yoga classes and self-help seminars at both libraries.
Premise 3: Patronage this year has been 5% higher than last year.
Conclusion: The initiative seems to be working.
Assumption: [color=#000000]Attendees of the yoga classes and self-help seminars check out books that they would not have checked out had they not attended the classes and seminars. It bridges the gap between the premise and the conclusion. If we negate it, the conclusion becomes invalid.[/color]
[color=#000000]Weakner This past year, both libraries have instituted a very popular "story hour" program during which librarians read to children and encourage them to read more books at home. This brings in new information, and that weakens the support for the conclusion. It is not the yoga classes and self-prep seminars that contribute to improving patronage, but rather it is due to the story hour program that encourages children to read more books.[/color]
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A weakens by suggesting that it's not that this year the numbers are higher due to yoga etc. but instead the last year's numbers were low than usual. so it weakens by attacking the premise.
