The following appeared in the editorial section of a campus newspaper:
"Because occupancy rates for campus housing fell during the last academic year, so did housing revenues. To solve the problem, campus housing officials should reduce the number of available housing units, thereby increasing the occupancy rates. Also, to keep students from choosing to live off-campus, housing officials should lower the rents, thereby increasing demand."
Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
Write the essay now!
Post date | Users | Rates | Link to Content |
---|---|---|---|
2017-07-25 | ShivaniPatel | view |
- The following was excerpted from the speech of a spokesperson for Synthetic Farm Products, Inc.:"Many farmers who invested in the equipment needed to make the switch from synthetic to organic fertili
- The following appeared as part of an article in the education section of a Waymarsh city newspaper Throughout the last two decades those who earned graduate degrees found it very difficult to get jobs teaching their academic specialties at the college lev 87
- The following appeared in a memorandum from the director of human resources to the executive officers of Company X:"Last year, we surveyed our employees on improvements needed at Company X by having
- The following appeared as part of an article in the business section of a local newspaper:"The Cumquat Café made a mistake in moving to a new location. After one year at the new spot, it is doing ab
- The following appeared in a memorandum written by the assistant manager of a store that sells gourmet food items from various countries:"A local wine store made an interesting discovery last month: i 100