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28 Aug 2019, 12:11
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Prompt:
The following appeared in an article in a health and fitness magazine:
“Laboratory studies show that Saluda Natural Spring Water contains several of the minerals necessary for good
health and that it is completely free of bacteria. Residents of Saluda, the small town where the water is bottled,
are hospitalized less frequently than the national average. Even though Saluda Natural Spring Water may seem
expensive, drinking it instead of tap water is a wise investment in good health.”
Essay :
The author of the article concludes that drinking Saluda Natural Spring Water instead of tap water is a wise investment in good health. He bases his conclusion on the fact that Saluda Natural Spring Water contains several minerals and is bacteria free. The author also assumes that since residents of the city of Saluda are less frequently hospitalized, the water is a better choice and hence justifies the high cost. However, the conclusion is less than compelling due to unclear evidence and unsupported assumptions and therefore fails to be persuasive.
Firstly, the author vaguely mentions that Saluda Natural Spring Water contains several minerals necessary for good health but clearly fails to inform the readers in detail about the minerals present. There may be other minerals and healthy bacteria in tap water which are necessary for good health that Saluda Natural Spring Water doesn’t contain.
Secondly, in a weak attempt, the author correlates low frequency of hospitalization in Saluda as compared to the national average with the good effects of Saluda Natural Spring Water. There is a high possibility that the residents of Saluda may be using tap water instead since Saluda Natural Spring Water expensive. Alternatively, there may be another reason for the low frequency of hospitalization such as low pollution, better health programs, etc. The author does not provide any evidence to indicate that the correlation stands correct.
Lastly, the author supplies the most questionable logic that even though Saluda Natural Spring Water is expensive, it is a wise health investment. Again, the author fails to supply clear information in regards to how expensive the water is leaving the reader with uncertainty.
To strengthen the argument, the author must provide several pieces of evidence to substantiate his assumptions such as the minerals present in Saluda Natural Spring Water as well as in tap water, reason for correlation between water and frequency of hospitalisation, percentage of total residents of Saluda drinking Saluda Natural Spring Water and cost of Saluda Natural Spring Water as well as tap water among others.
Without such information, the argument relies on several unsupported assumptions and fails to be convincing.
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Words = 354
Thank You!
The following appeared in an article in a health and fitness magazine:
“Laboratory studies show that Saluda Natural Spring Water contains several of the minerals necessary for good
health and that it is completely free of bacteria. Residents of Saluda, the small town where the water is bottled,
are hospitalized less frequently than the national average. Even though Saluda Natural Spring Water may seem
expensive, drinking it instead of tap water is a wise investment in good health.”
Essay :
The author of the article concludes that drinking Saluda Natural Spring Water instead of tap water is a wise investment in good health. He bases his conclusion on the fact that Saluda Natural Spring Water contains several minerals and is bacteria free. The author also assumes that since residents of the city of Saluda are less frequently hospitalized, the water is a better choice and hence justifies the high cost. However, the conclusion is less than compelling due to unclear evidence and unsupported assumptions and therefore fails to be persuasive.
Firstly, the author vaguely mentions that Saluda Natural Spring Water contains several minerals necessary for good health but clearly fails to inform the readers in detail about the minerals present. There may be other minerals and healthy bacteria in tap water which are necessary for good health that Saluda Natural Spring Water doesn’t contain.
Secondly, in a weak attempt, the author correlates low frequency of hospitalization in Saluda as compared to the national average with the good effects of Saluda Natural Spring Water. There is a high possibility that the residents of Saluda may be using tap water instead since Saluda Natural Spring Water expensive. Alternatively, there may be another reason for the low frequency of hospitalization such as low pollution, better health programs, etc. The author does not provide any evidence to indicate that the correlation stands correct.
Lastly, the author supplies the most questionable logic that even though Saluda Natural Spring Water is expensive, it is a wise health investment. Again, the author fails to supply clear information in regards to how expensive the water is leaving the reader with uncertainty.
To strengthen the argument, the author must provide several pieces of evidence to substantiate his assumptions such as the minerals present in Saluda Natural Spring Water as well as in tap water, reason for correlation between water and frequency of hospitalisation, percentage of total residents of Saluda drinking Saluda Natural Spring Water and cost of Saluda Natural Spring Water as well as tap water among others.
Without such information, the argument relies on several unsupported assumptions and fails to be convincing.
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Words = 354
Thank You!
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