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AA 10 “This past winter, 200 students from Waymarsh State College traveled to the state capitol building to protest against proposed cuts in funding for various state college programs. The other 12,000 Waymarsh students evidently weren’t so concerned about their education: they either stayed on campus or left for winter break. Since the group who did not protest is far more numerous, it is more representative of the state’s college students than are the protesters. Therefore the state legislature need not heed the appeals of the protesting students.” The conclusion endorsed in this argument is that it is unnecessary to care about the appeals of the protesting students for the state legislature. Several reasons are offered in support of this argument. First of all, the author points out that 12,000 W's students did not attend the demonstration because they did not care about their education. In addition, the author reasons that students who either stayed on campus or go home for break must not concern about their education. What's more, the author assumes that 200 students are so less that they are not representatives of all students. At first glance, the author's argument appears to be somewhat convincing, but further reflection reveals that the conclusion is based on some dubious assumption and this reasoning is biased due to the inadequacy and partiality in the nature of evidence provides to justify the conclusion. A careful examination would review how groundless this conclusion is.
Firstly, the evidence the author provides is insufficient to support the conclusion that 12,000 W's students did not attend the demonstration because they did not care about their education. One example is logically unsound to draw a conclusion, unless it can be shown that these students certainly do their own things and do not care about something about education. It is possible that they protested through absent in classes. In fact, in face of such limited evidence, the conclusion that if W's students did not attend the demonstration, they should not care about their education is completely unwarranted.
Secondly, the author's solution rests on the assumption that lack of concern about education is a cause of staying on campus or leaving for winter break just because the former coincided with the latter. However, a more merely positional correlation does not unnecessarily prove a causal relationship. In addition, other prospective causes of the latter, such as doing research and something happened in their home, must be ruled out. Without more detailed analysis of the real source of their action, it would be groundless to attribute the latter to the former.
Finally, the recommendation depends on the assumption that the demonstrators are not representatives of all students. Yet no evidences are offered to substantiate the assumption. It is possible that the demonstrators are those who all students choose to represent them. Unless the author can show evidences that these 200 students do not represent other students, I cannot accept the recommendation.
To conclude, this argument is not persuasive as it stands. Accordingly, it is imprudent for author to claim that whether 12,000 W's students did not attend the demonstration because they did not care about their education. To make this argument logically acceptable, the author would have to show that the actions that students either stayed on campus or go home for break must represent that they do not concern about their education. In addition, to solidify the conclusion, the author should provide concrete evidence as well to demonstrate that 200 students certainly are not representatives of all students. Only with more convincing evidence could the argument become more than just an emotional appeal. 約花35 mins, help me detect how about the essay. thcks so much.... The conclusion endorsed in this argument is that it is unnecessary to care about the appeals of the protesting students for the state legislature. Several reasons are offered in support of this argument. First of all, the author points out that 12,000 W's students did not attend the demonstration because they did not care about their education. In addition, the author reasons that students who either stayed on campus or go home for break must not concern about their education. What's more, the author assumes that 200 students are so less that they are not representatives of all students. At first glance, the author's argument appears to be somewhat convincing, but further reflection reveals that the conclusion is based on some dubious assumption and this reasoning is biased due to the inadequacy and partiality in the nature of evidence provides to justify the conclusion. A careful examination would review how groundless this conclusion is.
Firstly, the evidence the author provides is insufficient to support the conclusion that 12,000 W's students did not attend the demonstration because they did not care about their education. One example is logically unsound to draw a conclusion, unless it can be shown that these students certainly do their own things and do not care about something about education. It is possible that they protested through absent in classes. In fact, in face of such limited evidence, the conclusion that if W's students did not attend the demonstration, they should not care about their education is completely unwarranted.
Secondly, the author's solution rests on the assumption that lack of concern about education is a cause of staying on campus or leaving for winter break just because the former coincided with the latter. However, a more merely positional correlation does not unnecessarily prove a causal relationship. In addition, other prospective causes of the latter, such as doing research and something happened in their home, must be ruled out. Without more detailed analysis of the real source of their action, it would be groundless to attribute the latter to the former.
Finally, the recommendation depends on the assumption that the demonstrators are not representatives of all students. Yet no evidences are offered to substantiate the assumption. It is possible that the demonstrators are those who all students choose to represent them. Unless the author can show evidences that these 200 students do not represent other students, I cannot accept the recommendation.
To conclude, this argument is not persuasive as it stands. Accordingly, it is imprudent for author to claim that whether 12,000 W's students did not attend the demonstration because they did not care about their education. To make this argument logically acceptable, the author would have to show that the actions that students either stayed on campus or go home for break must represent that they do not concern about their education. In addition, to solidify the conclusion, the author should provide concrete evidence as well to demonstrate that 200 students certainly are not representatives of all students. Only with more convincing evidence could the argument become more than just an emotional appeal. 約花35 mins, help me detect how about the essay. thcks so much.... | 
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