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29 Jul 2020, 08:28
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Hi Folks,
I gave AWA a shot and would really appreciate if someone can review it for me. Any suggestion/feedback is welcome. Thanks in advance!
Question:
The following appeared as part of an article in the education section of a Waymarsh city newspaper:
“Throughout the last two decades, those who earned graduate degrees found it very difficult to get jobs teaching their
academic specialties at the college level. Those with graduate degrees from Waymarsh University had an especially
hard time finding such jobs. But better times are coming in the next decade for all academic job seekers, including
those from Waymarsh. Demographic trends indicate that an increasing number of people will be reaching college age
over the next 10 years; consequently, we can expect that the job market will improve dramatically for people seeking
college-level teaching positions in their fields.”
Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.
Answer:
The argument states that over the last two decades, college graduates, especially the ones from Waymarsh University, have found it very difficult to get a teaching job in their field of studies. It further claims that over the next 10 years, this trend is expected to change as more and more people will be reaching the college age and hence, the college teaching job market will improve. The argument, however, is based heavily on certain assumption for which author has not provided enough evidence. Thus, the argument sounds weak, unconvincing and rather flawed.
Firstly, the author has assumed that if more people are reaching college age, the number of people attending college will also increase. However, this might not turn out to be true.
If the proportion of students that will be attending college reduces significantly as compared to the proportion of students attending college now, then fewer students will attend college 10 years from now. This will lead to no improvement in employment opportunity in this sector.
Additionally, even if the proportion of students attending college increases over the years, we cannot assume that all the students from this town or country will attend the college in that town or country only. These days with enough ease global mobility, more and more people are migrating to other town or country for better studies. So, with more people attending college, more people will go out of town to pursue further studies and as a result, the employment opportunity in teaching sector in the town might not improve.
Finally, since the number of people attending college is increasing, more and more people will be graduating and more people will be trying to take up teaching jobs in their respective field. This will lead to higher competition for the comparatively smaller increase in number of positions available for the job. Hence,again in this case, the relative improvement in the teaching job market wont be justified.
In conclusion, the argument, in its current state, is very weak and relies too much on unwarranted assumptions. The author could have made a stronger case by giving relevant evidence for the above mentioned points. Without considering all the factors responsible, it is difficult to assess the merit of the situation. The argument, thus, is unsubstantiated and open to debate.
I gave AWA a shot and would really appreciate if someone can review it for me. Any suggestion/feedback is welcome. Thanks in advance!
Question:
The following appeared as part of an article in the education section of a Waymarsh city newspaper:
“Throughout the last two decades, those who earned graduate degrees found it very difficult to get jobs teaching their
academic specialties at the college level. Those with graduate degrees from Waymarsh University had an especially
hard time finding such jobs. But better times are coming in the next decade for all academic job seekers, including
those from Waymarsh. Demographic trends indicate that an increasing number of people will be reaching college age
over the next 10 years; consequently, we can expect that the job market will improve dramatically for people seeking
college-level teaching positions in their fields.”
Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.
Answer:
The argument states that over the last two decades, college graduates, especially the ones from Waymarsh University, have found it very difficult to get a teaching job in their field of studies. It further claims that over the next 10 years, this trend is expected to change as more and more people will be reaching the college age and hence, the college teaching job market will improve. The argument, however, is based heavily on certain assumption for which author has not provided enough evidence. Thus, the argument sounds weak, unconvincing and rather flawed.
Firstly, the author has assumed that if more people are reaching college age, the number of people attending college will also increase. However, this might not turn out to be true.
If the proportion of students that will be attending college reduces significantly as compared to the proportion of students attending college now, then fewer students will attend college 10 years from now. This will lead to no improvement in employment opportunity in this sector.
Additionally, even if the proportion of students attending college increases over the years, we cannot assume that all the students from this town or country will attend the college in that town or country only. These days with enough ease global mobility, more and more people are migrating to other town or country for better studies. So, with more people attending college, more people will go out of town to pursue further studies and as a result, the employment opportunity in teaching sector in the town might not improve.
Finally, since the number of people attending college is increasing, more and more people will be graduating and more people will be trying to take up teaching jobs in their respective field. This will lead to higher competition for the comparatively smaller increase in number of positions available for the job. Hence,again in this case, the relative improvement in the teaching job market wont be justified.
In conclusion, the argument, in its current state, is very weak and relies too much on unwarranted assumptions. The author could have made a stronger case by giving relevant evidence for the above mentioned points. Without considering all the factors responsible, it is difficult to assess the merit of the situation. The argument, thus, is unsubstantiated and open to debate.
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