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1.The following appeared on the Mozart School of Music Web site.(3 次)
"The Mozart School of Music should be the first choice for parents considering enrolling their
child in music lessons. First of all, the Mozart School welcomes youngsters at all ability and age
levels; there is no audition to attend the school. Second, the school offers instruction in nearly all
musical instruments as well a wide range of styles and genres from classical to rock. Third, the
faculty includes some of the most distinguished musicians in the area. Finally, many Mozart
graduates have gone on to become well-known and highly paid professional musicians."
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.
The author draw a conclusion that the Mozart school of music should be the first choice for children who want to learn music. To substantiate his or her claim, the author point out that the schools welcome students at all ability and age levels. In addition, the author also the schools can provide students with all kinds of instrument and styles as well as well-know musicians. Furthermore, many graduates from this school have become well-known professional musicians. Although these arguments seem convincing at the first glance, a close scrutiny reveals that the author’s argument is actually logically flawed in many critical respects.
First of all, implied in the argument is the unwarranted assumption that all the students regardless their age and ability can benefit from the school’s teaching mode. The argument may be true if the author has provide any extra information such as the school can provide students with different classes regarding their age and ability, or to provide any reasons that having children with divergent age and ability at the same class can actually benefit the learning of all the students. Otherwise, the conclusion is unfounded.
Secondly, the author assumes too hastily that the having a variety of classes is an advantage when competing with other music schools. However, this assumption is unjustifiable since it is entirely possible that other schools which focus on one instrument or one kind of instrument may provide lessons with better quality by inventing the best teachers and providing the fittest environment for their students thus parents may choose a school which provide better quality lesson than a school which provide rounded curriculums. Another poor assumption in this argument is that well-know musician can provide better quality lessons. This might not be the case due to the fact that these musicians may be expert in performing music instruments but may not be expert in teaching other people how to play. Without out ruling out such possibility, the author can not reasonably come to his or her conclusion.
Finally, the author falsely assumes that students from this schools are more likely to become well-know musicians based on the past experience. However, this assumption is unfound because things rarely remain the same over extended period of time. Perhaps many experienced teachers are no longer in this school or there is only one music schools in the past. Any scenario, If true will serve to diminish the author’s claim that Mozart schools of music will be the best choice for parents.
To sum, the author argument lend little credible to his or her conclusion. In order to make the argument more convincing, the author need to prove the correctness of these assumptions discussed above. |
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