The following appeared as part of an article in a trade publication:
"Stronger laws are needed to protect new kinds of home-security systems from being copied and sold by imitators. With such protection, manufacturers will naturally invest in the development of new home-security products and production technologies. Without stronger laws, therefore, manufacturers will cut back on investment. From this will follow a corresponding decline not only in product quality and marketability, but also in production efficiency, and thus ultimately a loss of manufacturing jobs in the industry."
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-27 | ShivaniPatel | view |
- The following appeared in a newspaper story giving advice about investments:"As overall life expectancy continues to rise, the population of our country is growing increasingly older. For example, mo
- The following appeared in a memorandum from the director of marketing for a pharmaceutical company:"According to a survey of 5,000 urban residents, the prevalence of stress headaches increases with e
- The following appeared in a memorandum issued by a large city's council on the arts:"In a recent citywide poll, 15 percent more residents said that they watch television programs about the visual art 100
- The following appeared in a memorandum from the business planning department of Avia Airlines Of all the cities in their region Beaumont and Fletcher are showing the fastest growth in the number of new businesses Therefore Avia should establish a commuter 70
- The following appeared in the editorial section of a local newspaper:"If the paper from every morning edition of the nation's largest newspaper were collected and rendered into paper pulp that the ne