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06 Aug 2016, 13:49
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The following appeared in a letter to prospective students from the admissions office at Plateau College:
“Every person who earned an advanced degree in science or engineering from Olympus University last year received numerous offers of excellent jobs. Typically, many graduates of Plateau College have gone on to pursue advanced degrees at Olympus. Therefore, enrolling as an undergraduate at Plateau College is a wise choice for students who wish to ensure success in their careers.” Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.
The letter concludes that enrolling as an undergraduate at Plateau College will ensure they will ultimately land excellent jobs because many graduates of Plateau College have gone to Olympus University. However, the conclusion relies on assumptions for which the author does not supply clear evidence to be convincing.
Most conspicuously, the letter assumes that the past success of receiving excellent jobs as science or engineering graduates of Olympus will continue in the future. However, there are a lot of reasons that this assumption might not be true. For example, if Olympus University faces significant funding problems, it might be forced to reduce the budget for the science and engineering departments which, in turn, might deteriorate the quality of educations.
In addition, the author assumes that most students would be interested in pursuing careers in the science or engineering industry. In fact, the author doesn’t mention how strong the other departments are at Olympus University. If all other departments at Olympus University are sub-par, Olympus University may not be a good fit for a student who is looking to work in the financial services sector.
To strengthen the argument, the author must provide several pieces of evidence to support his or her assumptions. First of all, the letter’s implicit claim that enrolling at Plateau College as an undergraduate and earning an advanced science or engineering degree from Olympus University will ensure successful career could be strengthened by providing evidence that Olympus University will continue to remain a strong school for science and engineering field in the future. Furthermore, the author’s argument can only hold in the presence of evidence that all students would be interest in pursuing careers in either science or engineering industry. All things considered, the author’s conclusion is not completely sound or persuasive as it relies too heavily on unsupported assumptions.
“Every person who earned an advanced degree in science or engineering from Olympus University last year received numerous offers of excellent jobs. Typically, many graduates of Plateau College have gone on to pursue advanced degrees at Olympus. Therefore, enrolling as an undergraduate at Plateau College is a wise choice for students who wish to ensure success in their careers.” Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.
The letter concludes that enrolling as an undergraduate at Plateau College will ensure they will ultimately land excellent jobs because many graduates of Plateau College have gone to Olympus University. However, the conclusion relies on assumptions for which the author does not supply clear evidence to be convincing.
Most conspicuously, the letter assumes that the past success of receiving excellent jobs as science or engineering graduates of Olympus will continue in the future. However, there are a lot of reasons that this assumption might not be true. For example, if Olympus University faces significant funding problems, it might be forced to reduce the budget for the science and engineering departments which, in turn, might deteriorate the quality of educations.
In addition, the author assumes that most students would be interested in pursuing careers in the science or engineering industry. In fact, the author doesn’t mention how strong the other departments are at Olympus University. If all other departments at Olympus University are sub-par, Olympus University may not be a good fit for a student who is looking to work in the financial services sector.
To strengthen the argument, the author must provide several pieces of evidence to support his or her assumptions. First of all, the letter’s implicit claim that enrolling at Plateau College as an undergraduate and earning an advanced science or engineering degree from Olympus University will ensure successful career could be strengthened by providing evidence that Olympus University will continue to remain a strong school for science and engineering field in the future. Furthermore, the author’s argument can only hold in the presence of evidence that all students would be interest in pursuing careers in either science or engineering industry. All things considered, the author’s conclusion is not completely sound or persuasive as it relies too heavily on unsupported assumptions.
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