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08 Aug 2014, 08:10
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The following recommendation was made by the president and administrative staff of Grove
College, a private institution, to the college's governing committee.
"We recommend that Grove College preserve its century-old tradition of all-female education
rather than admit men into its programs. It is true that a majority of faculty members voted in
favor of coeducation, arguing that it would encourage more students to apply to Grove. But 80
percent of the students responding to a survey conducted by the student government wanted the
school to remain all female, and over half of the alumnae who answered a separate survey also
opposed coeducation. Keeping the college all female will improve morale among students and
convince alumnae to keep supporting the college financially."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of
the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions
and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove
unwarranted.
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Analysis of the argument!
The argument provided to maintain all female education in grove college has various shortcomings. The
argument itself says that most of the faculty members are in favour of co-education. The survey taken
by the student government does not account for the whole populace of the college or for the matter
their alumnae. The argument hastly jumps to a conclusion that keeping the college all female will
boost student morale and keep the alumnae happy.
Considering the fact that majority of faculty members are the most senior of the lot and that they
favour the transition to co-education seriously hampers the argument. The faculty surely has seen many
generations of students come and go and they would have a better vision regarding the future of the
college. Had the faculty members opposed the change the argument would have been stronger
Another flaw with the argument is that the survey taken by the student government could be biased.
Even if the survey was impartial it does not consider the opinions of all the students in the college.
The argument furhter states that half of the alumnae oppose the transformation but half still support
it. Moreover, most of the alumnae were part of the institution at different times in the past and the
conditions now might require changes in the college to remain successful. If the argument had
considered the opinions of all students and the alumnae had a definitive inclination towards the
college remaining all female, the argument would have been more convincing.
Finally, the argument jumps to the conclusion that keeping the college all female will improve
student's morale. The argument supports such a claim with out any reasoning. It further goes on to
state that such a move will convince alumnae to support the institution financially when clearly half
of them want the college to go under transformation. If the argument had explicitly stated the reason
for its claim then then the argument would have been a better alternative to the current one.
Since the argument makes unsupported claims and unnecessary assumptions it clearly does not provide
enough substance to support its view that groove college should remain all-female.
College, a private institution, to the college's governing committee.
"We recommend that Grove College preserve its century-old tradition of all-female education
rather than admit men into its programs. It is true that a majority of faculty members voted in
favor of coeducation, arguing that it would encourage more students to apply to Grove. But 80
percent of the students responding to a survey conducted by the student government wanted the
school to remain all female, and over half of the alumnae who answered a separate survey also
opposed coeducation. Keeping the college all female will improve morale among students and
convince alumnae to keep supporting the college financially."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of
the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions
and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove
unwarranted.
---------------------------
Analysis of the argument!
The argument provided to maintain all female education in grove college has various shortcomings. The
argument itself says that most of the faculty members are in favour of co-education. The survey taken
by the student government does not account for the whole populace of the college or for the matter
their alumnae. The argument hastly jumps to a conclusion that keeping the college all female will
boost student morale and keep the alumnae happy.
Considering the fact that majority of faculty members are the most senior of the lot and that they
favour the transition to co-education seriously hampers the argument. The faculty surely has seen many
generations of students come and go and they would have a better vision regarding the future of the
college. Had the faculty members opposed the change the argument would have been stronger
Another flaw with the argument is that the survey taken by the student government could be biased.
Even if the survey was impartial it does not consider the opinions of all the students in the college.
The argument furhter states that half of the alumnae oppose the transformation but half still support
it. Moreover, most of the alumnae were part of the institution at different times in the past and the
conditions now might require changes in the college to remain successful. If the argument had
considered the opinions of all students and the alumnae had a definitive inclination towards the
college remaining all female, the argument would have been more convincing.
Finally, the argument jumps to the conclusion that keeping the college all female will improve
student's morale. The argument supports such a claim with out any reasoning. It further goes on to
state that such a move will convince alumnae to support the institution financially when clearly half
of them want the college to go under transformation. If the argument had explicitly stated the reason
for its claim then then the argument would have been a better alternative to the current one.
Since the argument makes unsupported claims and unnecessary assumptions it clearly does not provide
enough substance to support its view that groove college should remain all-female.
11 Aug 2014, 02:16
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Hi Shreyansh75,
I checked out the analysis done by you, and there are some glaring issues with it. At the moment, your analysis appears to be at a 4.0 to 5.0 level. Some of the main issues with the passage are:
1) Too short - The AWA critique that you do on the GMAT should be over 500 words - preferably around the 600 words mark - while your critique is just 359 words. So you need to bring up the word count
2) Spelling mistakes - You can not afford to make spelling mistakes in your critique. GMAT doesn't expect you to use bug convoluted words, but it expects that you get the spelling of those used by you correct. So make sure you're not losing points by making spelling mistakes.
3) Usage of structural words - Use a lot of structural words, such as however, alternatively, surely, for instance, in your critique. GMAT grants more points to passages that have such words used appropriately. This will also help you bring up the word count.
4) Provide examples - You should use examples to illustrate why you think the author is wrong. Again, this will also help in increasing the word count.
For improving your AWA writing, I would recommend going through the template provided in the following link. This is the holy grail of AWA analysis. I used this and got a 6.0, and so have many others.
how-to-get-6-0-awa-my-guide-64327.html
All the best!
I checked out the analysis done by you, and there are some glaring issues with it. At the moment, your analysis appears to be at a 4.0 to 5.0 level. Some of the main issues with the passage are:
1) Too short - The AWA critique that you do on the GMAT should be over 500 words - preferably around the 600 words mark - while your critique is just 359 words. So you need to bring up the word count
2) Spelling mistakes - You can not afford to make spelling mistakes in your critique. GMAT doesn't expect you to use bug convoluted words, but it expects that you get the spelling of those used by you correct. So make sure you're not losing points by making spelling mistakes.
3) Usage of structural words - Use a lot of structural words, such as however, alternatively, surely, for instance, in your critique. GMAT grants more points to passages that have such words used appropriately. This will also help you bring up the word count.
4) Provide examples - You should use examples to illustrate why you think the author is wrong. Again, this will also help in increasing the word count.
For improving your AWA writing, I would recommend going through the template provided in the following link. This is the holy grail of AWA analysis. I used this and got a 6.0, and so have many others.
how-to-get-6-0-awa-my-guide-64327.html
All the best!
11 Aug 2014, 09:41
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@getsunny Thanks a lot friend for helping me out , I need to get my speed up to write more than 500 words and I will remember the points that you made I also found your article very helpful . But I have a confession to make I am actually giving the GRE is it still in the 4-5 range or even worse considering GRE rubrics please reply.
