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12 Jun 2021, 09:55
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The following appeared in the editorial section of a corporate newsletter:
“The common notion that workers are generally apathetic about management issues is false, or at least outdated: a recently published survey indicates that 79 percent of the nearly 1,200 workers who responded to survey questionnaires expressed a high level of interest in the topics of corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs.”
Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.
The argument claims that the common notion that workers do not express interest in management issues is false based off the response from a survey of nearly 1200 workers. As stated, this argument contains some serious flaws in reasoning making the conclusion doubtful.
First, this argument assumes that the notion that workers are generally apathetic about management issues is false based off a single survey of just 1200 workers. As stated, the author is assuming that these 1200 workers are an accurate representation of all workers. This reasoning is very flawed and the author provides no information or evidence to substantiate that these workers are representative of the entire working population. For example, this survey may have been taken at a single company, in a single industry, or in a single geography. If this were the case it would be inaccurate to assume that these reponses represent all workers. Additionally, is can be assumed that workers of different seniorty would care more or less about management issues. In order to strengthen this argument the author should provide more information on exactly how the workers were selected for this survey. Furthermore, if the author does want to make a statement based off this survey, they should narrow the claim to specify the type of workers that were surveyed.
Second, as the argument is stated it makes the assumption that the topics of corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs are representative of all management issues. However, in practice, management issues cover a variety of issues beyond the two stated by the author. Because of this, the claim the author makes is unlikely to be accurate. It seems likely that corporate restructuring and benefits programs would have a direct impact on workers at a company and therefore would be of importance to them. However, other key management issues, such as corporate strategy, would likely have less of a direct impact on lower level employees. Therefore, using the examples of corporate restructuing and benefits to claim that workers have a high level of interest in management issues fundamentally weakens the argument.
In conclusion, this argument is critically flawed for the above-stated reasons. In order to improve their reasoning, the author needs to provide further evidence to support the claim that the 1200 workers surveyed are representative of all workers. Additionally, further evidence is needed to support the claim that how workers feel about corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits is an accurate representation of all management issues.
“The common notion that workers are generally apathetic about management issues is false, or at least outdated: a recently published survey indicates that 79 percent of the nearly 1,200 workers who responded to survey questionnaires expressed a high level of interest in the topics of corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs.”
Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.
The argument claims that the common notion that workers do not express interest in management issues is false based off the response from a survey of nearly 1200 workers. As stated, this argument contains some serious flaws in reasoning making the conclusion doubtful.
First, this argument assumes that the notion that workers are generally apathetic about management issues is false based off a single survey of just 1200 workers. As stated, the author is assuming that these 1200 workers are an accurate representation of all workers. This reasoning is very flawed and the author provides no information or evidence to substantiate that these workers are representative of the entire working population. For example, this survey may have been taken at a single company, in a single industry, or in a single geography. If this were the case it would be inaccurate to assume that these reponses represent all workers. Additionally, is can be assumed that workers of different seniorty would care more or less about management issues. In order to strengthen this argument the author should provide more information on exactly how the workers were selected for this survey. Furthermore, if the author does want to make a statement based off this survey, they should narrow the claim to specify the type of workers that were surveyed.
Second, as the argument is stated it makes the assumption that the topics of corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs are representative of all management issues. However, in practice, management issues cover a variety of issues beyond the two stated by the author. Because of this, the claim the author makes is unlikely to be accurate. It seems likely that corporate restructuring and benefits programs would have a direct impact on workers at a company and therefore would be of importance to them. However, other key management issues, such as corporate strategy, would likely have less of a direct impact on lower level employees. Therefore, using the examples of corporate restructuing and benefits to claim that workers have a high level of interest in management issues fundamentally weakens the argument.
In conclusion, this argument is critically flawed for the above-stated reasons. In order to improve their reasoning, the author needs to provide further evidence to support the claim that the 1200 workers surveyed are representative of all workers. Additionally, further evidence is needed to support the claim that how workers feel about corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits is an accurate representation of all management issues.
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AWA Score: 5.5 out of 6!
I have used a GMATAWA auto-grader to evaluate your essay.
Coherence and connectivity: 5/5
This rating corresponds to the flow of idea and expression from one paragraph to another. The effective use of connectives and coherence of assertive language in arguing for/against the argument is analysed. This is deemed as one of the most important parameters.
Paragraph structure and formation: 3.5/5
The structure and division of the attempt into appropriate paragraphs is evaluated. To score well on this parameter, it is important to organize the attempt into paragraphs. Preferable to follow the convention of leaving a line blank at the end of each paragraph, to make the software aware of the structure of the essay.
Vocabulary and word expression: 4/5
This parameter rates the submitted essay on the range of relevant vocaubulary possessed by the candidate basis the word and expression usage. There are no extra- points for bombastic word-usage. Simple is the best form of suave!
I have used a GMATAWA auto-grader to evaluate your essay.
Coherence and connectivity: 5/5
This rating corresponds to the flow of idea and expression from one paragraph to another. The effective use of connectives and coherence of assertive language in arguing for/against the argument is analysed. This is deemed as one of the most important parameters.
Paragraph structure and formation: 3.5/5
The structure and division of the attempt into appropriate paragraphs is evaluated. To score well on this parameter, it is important to organize the attempt into paragraphs. Preferable to follow the convention of leaving a line blank at the end of each paragraph, to make the software aware of the structure of the essay.
Vocabulary and word expression: 4/5
This parameter rates the submitted essay on the range of relevant vocaubulary possessed by the candidate basis the word and expression usage. There are no extra- points for bombastic word-usage. Simple is the best form of suave!
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The following appeared in the editorial section of a corporate newsletter:
“The common notion that workers are generally apathetic about management issues is false, or at least outdated: a recently published survey indicates that 79 percent of the nearly 1,200 workers who responded to survey questionnaires expressed a high level of interest in the topics of corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs.”
Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.
The argument claims that the common notion that workers do not express interest in management issues is false based off the response from a survey of nearly 1200 workers. As stated, this argument contains some serious flaws in reasoning making the conclusion doubtful.
First, this argument assumes that the notion that workers are generally apathetic about management issues is false based off a single survey of just 1200 workers. As stated, the author is assuming that these 1200 workers are an accurate representation of all workers. This reasoning is very flawed and the author provides no information or evidence to substantiate that these workers are representative of the entire working population. For example, this survey may have been taken at a single company, in a single industry, or in a single geography. If this were the case it would be inaccurate to assume that these reponses represent all workers. Additionally, is can be assumed that workers of different seniorty would care more or less about management issues. In order to strengthen this argument the author should provide more information on exactly how the workers were selected for this survey. Furthermore, if the author does want to make a statement based off this survey, they should narrow the claim to specify the type of workers that were surveyed.
Second, as the argument is stated it makes the assumption that the topics of corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs are representative of all management issues. However, in practice, management issues cover a variety of issues beyond the two stated by the author. Because of this, the claim the author makes is unlikely to be accurate. It seems likely that corporate restructuring and benefits programs would have a direct impact on workers at a company and therefore would be of importance to them. However, other key management issues, such as corporate strategy, would likely have less of a direct impact on lower level employees. Therefore, using the examples of corporate restructuing and benefits to claim that workers have a high level of interest in management issues fundamentally weakens the argument.
In conclusion, this argument is critically flawed for the above-stated reasons. In order to improve their reasoning, the author needs to provide further evidence to support the claim that the 1200 workers surveyed are representative of all workers. Additionally, further evidence is needed to support the claim that how workers feel about corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits is an accurate representation of all management issues.
“The common notion that workers are generally apathetic about management issues is false, or at least outdated: a recently published survey indicates that 79 percent of the nearly 1,200 workers who responded to survey questionnaires expressed a high level of interest in the topics of corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs.”
Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.
The argument claims that the common notion that workers do not express interest in management issues is false based off the response from a survey of nearly 1200 workers. As stated, this argument contains some serious flaws in reasoning making the conclusion doubtful.
First, this argument assumes that the notion that workers are generally apathetic about management issues is false based off a single survey of just 1200 workers. As stated, the author is assuming that these 1200 workers are an accurate representation of all workers. This reasoning is very flawed and the author provides no information or evidence to substantiate that these workers are representative of the entire working population. For example, this survey may have been taken at a single company, in a single industry, or in a single geography. If this were the case it would be inaccurate to assume that these reponses represent all workers. Additionally, is can be assumed that workers of different seniorty would care more or less about management issues. In order to strengthen this argument the author should provide more information on exactly how the workers were selected for this survey. Furthermore, if the author does want to make a statement based off this survey, they should narrow the claim to specify the type of workers that were surveyed.
Second, as the argument is stated it makes the assumption that the topics of corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs are representative of all management issues. However, in practice, management issues cover a variety of issues beyond the two stated by the author. Because of this, the claim the author makes is unlikely to be accurate. It seems likely that corporate restructuring and benefits programs would have a direct impact on workers at a company and therefore would be of importance to them. However, other key management issues, such as corporate strategy, would likely have less of a direct impact on lower level employees. Therefore, using the examples of corporate restructuing and benefits to claim that workers have a high level of interest in management issues fundamentally weakens the argument.
In conclusion, this argument is critically flawed for the above-stated reasons. In order to improve their reasoning, the author needs to provide further evidence to support the claim that the 1200 workers surveyed are representative of all workers. Additionally, further evidence is needed to support the claim that how workers feel about corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits is an accurate representation of all management issues.
03 Jun 2022, 05:48
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Hi, Please review my essay:
The argument claims that one of the common notions in the corporate world that the workers are generally apathetic about management issues is false or outdated. To support its claim the argument cites a recently published survey in which 79 percent of the surveyed workers expressed a deep interest in the topics of corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs. Stated in this way the argument fails to mention several key factors, on the basis of which it could be evaluated in an appropriate manner. The conclusion of the argument relies on assumptions for which there is no clear evidence. Hence the argument is rather weak and unconvincing and has several flaws.
Firstly, the author of the argument readily assumes that the questions included in the survey covered a diverse range of management issues where the workers may or may not be directly or indirectly affected, such as expansion into new territories, expansion into newer lines of business, etc. This statement is a stetch and is not substantiated in anyway. For example, the survey may have contained targeted questions where the worker is directly affected such as the redesign of benefit programme or the future of worker in case of a corporate restructuring. The argument would have been much clearer if it explicitly stated the range of questions covered in the survey conducted.
Second, the argument claims that the result of the survey conducted on a population of 1200 people is the opinion of the workers community at larger. This is again a very weak and an unsupported claim as 1200 workers may form a very small size for a representation of all the different worker communities. If the argument had stated that the population used for the survey consisted of representations from all the workers communities, the argument would have been a lot more convincing.
In summary, the argument is flawed and therefore unconvincing. It could be considerably strengthened if the author clearly mentioned all the relevant facts. In order to assess the merits of a certain situation, it is essential to have full knowledge of all contributing factors.
Sajjad1994 .. Thank you
The argument claims that one of the common notions in the corporate world that the workers are generally apathetic about management issues is false or outdated. To support its claim the argument cites a recently published survey in which 79 percent of the surveyed workers expressed a deep interest in the topics of corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs. Stated in this way the argument fails to mention several key factors, on the basis of which it could be evaluated in an appropriate manner. The conclusion of the argument relies on assumptions for which there is no clear evidence. Hence the argument is rather weak and unconvincing and has several flaws.
Firstly, the author of the argument readily assumes that the questions included in the survey covered a diverse range of management issues where the workers may or may not be directly or indirectly affected, such as expansion into new territories, expansion into newer lines of business, etc. This statement is a stetch and is not substantiated in anyway. For example, the survey may have contained targeted questions where the worker is directly affected such as the redesign of benefit programme or the future of worker in case of a corporate restructuring. The argument would have been much clearer if it explicitly stated the range of questions covered in the survey conducted.
Second, the argument claims that the result of the survey conducted on a population of 1200 people is the opinion of the workers community at larger. This is again a very weak and an unsupported claim as 1200 workers may form a very small size for a representation of all the different worker communities. If the argument had stated that the population used for the survey consisted of representations from all the workers communities, the argument would have been a lot more convincing.
In summary, the argument is flawed and therefore unconvincing. It could be considerably strengthened if the author clearly mentioned all the relevant facts. In order to assess the merits of a certain situation, it is essential to have full knowledge of all contributing factors.
Sajjad1994 .. Thank you
