GMAT写作辅导:109题Argument范文(八)

网络资源 Freekaoyan.com/2008-04-10

成为课代表,分享课程资料链接就能获取40%提成赚钱!
推广赚钱权益。课代表可通过互联网等途径为本站推广宣传“VIP会员”,用户通过课代表的分享链接或海报购买后,课代表获取40%提成。课代表购买本站任何产品,均享受9折。将分享链接、海报图片等,发到学校论坛、百度贴吧、微博、微信、QQ空间、知乎、豆瓣等各大平台。
8.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 “The common notion that workers are generally apathetic about management issues is false, or at least outdated: a recently published survey indicates that 79 percent of the nearly 1,200 workers who responded to survey questionnaires expressed a high level of interest in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.
Based upon a survey among workers that indicates a high level of interest in the topics of corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs, the author concludes that workers are not apathetic about management issues. Specifically, it is argued that since 79 percent of the 1200 workers who responded to survey expressed interest in these topics, the notion that workers are apathetic about management issues is incorrect. The reasoning in this argument is problematic in several respects.

First, the statistics cited in the editorial may be misleading because the total number of workers employed by the corporation is not specified. For example, if the corporation employs 2000 workers, the fact that 79 percent of the nearly 1200 respondents showed interest in these topics provides strong support for the conclusion. On the other hand, if the corporation employs 200,000 workers, the conclusion is much weaker.

Another problem with the argument is that the respondents’ views are not necessarily representative of the views of the work force in general. For example, because the survey has to do with apathy, it makes sense that only less apathetic workers would respond to it, thereby distorting the overall picture of apathy among the work force. Without knowing how the survey was conducted, it is impossible to assess whether or not this is the case.

A third problem with the argument is that it makes a hasty generalization about the types of issues workers are interested in. It accords with common sense that workers would be interested in corporate restructuring and redesign of benefits programs, since these issues affect workers very directly. However, it is unfair to assume that workers would be similarly interested in other management issues—ones that do not affect them or affect them less directly.

In conclusion, this argument is not convincing as it stands. To strengthen it, the author would have to show that the respondents account for a significant and representative portion of all workers. Additionally, the author must provide evidence of workers’ interest other management topics—not just those that affect workers directly.
手机快速免费注册会员,立即获取本站资料解压缩密码!

相关话题/

  • 领限时大额优惠券,享本站正版考研考试资料!
    大额优惠券
    优惠券领取后72小时内有效,10万种最新考研考试考证类电子打印资料任你选。涵盖全国500余所院校考研专业课、200多种职业资格考试、1100多种经典教材,产品类型包含电子书、题库、全套资料以及视频,无论您是考研复习、考证刷题,还是考前冲刺等,不同类型的产品可满足您学习上的不同需求。 ...
    本站小编 Free壹佰分学习网 2022-09-19
成为课代表,分享课程资料链接就能获取40%提成赚钱!
推广赚钱权益。课代表可通过互联网等途径为本站推广宣传“VIP会员”,用户通过课代表的分享链接或海报购买后,课代表获取40%提成。课代表购买本站任何产品,均享受9折。将分享链接、海报图片等,发到学校论坛、百度贴吧、微博、微信、QQ空间、知乎、豆瓣等各大平台。