"A recent study rating 300 male and female Mentian advertising executives according to the average number of hours they sleep per night showed an association between the amount of sleep the executives need and the success of their firms. Of the advertising firms studied, those whose executives reported needing no more than 6 hours of sleep per night had higher profit margins and faster growth. These results suggest that if a business wants to prosper, it should hire only people who need less than 6 hours of sleep per night."
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 indicates that for a business to grow, it should hire only people who need less than 6 hours of sleep per night. The author base his recommendation on the results of a study which showed a correlation between the average number of hours the executives sleep per night and the amount of sleep they need and the success of their firm. According to the study, those who need less than 5 hours of sleep per night has higher profit margins and faster growth. At first glance, the suggestion seems reasonable but there are several assumptions which must be addressed otherwise the argument would fall apart.
The author cites the study of 300 male and female Mentian advertising executives. The study reveals some correlation between the number of hours the executives sleep and the amount of sleep they need and the success of their firm. Even if were to assume that the study was conducted by fair means and the participants were chosen randomly, we still can 't assume that what works for Mentian advertising will work for other firms also. Perhaps, the correlation presented here is valid only for advertising firms and it won't hold for other businesses. The argument will be weakened if this assumption doesnt hold true.
It is also assumed that number of hours of sleep is the single factor determining the success of these firms. Perhaps the executives who need less than 6 hours of sleep are healthier than their counterpart. Maybe these executives are able to work for extra hours which is actually causing higher profit margins and faster growth of the firm. We need to know how many hours the executives work in the office. Then we might understand what is the underlying cause of the success of these firm.
Moreover, the author fails to present actual data regarding the incrasing in profit and growth of firms. For proper evaluation of the argument, we need to know if there was a substantial increase in the profit. It is possible that the increase in profits was only minute. Also, we need information about the trend of profits and growth over a some period. If profits increased only for one year then it is possible that the increase might have been caused by some other factor other than what the argument offers. It would then be unreasonable to conclude that profits will continue to increase.
To conclude, there are several assumptions which if don't hold true would seriously undermine the validity of the argument. The argument can be strengthened, if the study includes executives from other business. We also need to rule the possibility that some other factor other than number of hours of sleep is causing higher profits and growth the firm. Finally, we need to see actual data of profits over a number of years in order to predict that the intended action will give the desired result. Without making a thorough study of the situation, the business might actually incur great loss in hiring people who need less than 6 hours of sleep.
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Comments
Essay evaluation report
Sentence: Moreover, the author fails to present actual data regarding the incrasing in profit and growth of firms.
Error: incrasing Suggestion: increasing
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argument 1 -- OK
argument 2 -- OK
argument 3 -- not OK. Need to argue against the conclusion always. For this topic it is:
These results suggest that if a business wants to prosper, it should hire only people who need less than 6 hours of sleep per night.
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Attribute Value Ideal
Final score: 3.5 out of 6
Category: Satisfactory Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 1 2
No. of Sentences: 25 15
No. of Words: 514 350
No. of Characters: 2419 1500
No. of Different Words: 201 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.761 4.7
Average Word Length: 4.706 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.427 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 153 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 102 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 71 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 44 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 20.56 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 7.206 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.64 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.329 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.513 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.149 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 5 5
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
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...ight. The author base his recommendation on the results of a study which showed a...
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...r means and the participants were chosen randomly, we still can t assume that wha...
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Message: 'Also' is not used at the end of the sentence. Use 'as well' instead.
Suggestion: as well
...n advertising will work for other firms also. Perhaps, the correlation presented her...
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Suggestion:
...correlation presented here is valid only for advertising firms and it wont hold f...
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Suggestion:
...ment will be weakened if this assumption doesnt hold true. It is also assumed t...
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Suggestion: doesn't
...nt will be weakened if this assumption doesnt hold true. It is also assumed that nu...
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Suggestion:
...causing higher profit margins and faster growth of the firm. We need to know how ...
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...on about the trend of profits and growth over a some period. If profits increased...
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...n caused by some other factor other than what the argument offers. It would then ...
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Message: Did you mean 'is'?
Suggestion: is
...de, there are several assumptions which if dont hold true would seriously undermin...
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Suggestion: don't
... there are several assumptions which if dont hold true would seriously undermine th...
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...dont hold true would seriously undermine the validity of the argument. The argume...
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...nt. The argument can be strengthened, if the study includes executives from other...
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
...than number of hours of sleep is causing higher profits and growth the firm. Fina...
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Suggestion:
...number of years in order to predict that the intended action will give the desire...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, but, finally, first, if, may, moreover, regarding, so, still, then
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 19.6327345309 112% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 25.0 12.9520958084 193% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 11.1786427146 116% => OK
Relative clauses : 17.0 13.6137724551 125% => OK
Pronoun: 33.0 28.8173652695 115% => OK
Preposition: 58.0 55.5748502994 104% => OK
Nominalization: 15.0 16.3942115768 91% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2465.0 2260.96107784 109% => OK
No of words: 512.0 441.139720559 116% => OK
Chars per words: 4.814453125 5.12650576532 94% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.75682846001 4.56307096286 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.48693408759 2.78398813304 89% => OK
Unique words: 209.0 204.123752495 102% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.408203125 0.468620217663 87% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 748.8 705.55239521 106% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59920159681 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 11.0 4.96107784431 222% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 10.0 8.76447105788 114% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.70958083832 111% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.67365269461 0% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.22255489022 95% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 25.0 19.7664670659 126% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 22.8473053892 88% => OK
Sentence length SD: 39.6479305891 57.8364921388 69% => OK
Chars per sentence: 98.6 119.503703932 83% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.48 23.324526521 88% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.28 5.70786347227 57% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 5.0 5.15768463074 97% => OK
Language errors: 15.0 5.25449101796 285% => Less language errors wanted.
Sentences with positive sentiment : 17.0 8.20758483034 207% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 6.88822355289 44% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.67664670659 107% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.281366780689 0.218282227539 129% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0914926579978 0.0743258471296 123% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.104728350603 0.0701772020484 149% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.176610856866 0.128457276422 137% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0917218124686 0.0628817314937 146% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.5 14.3799401198 80% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 59.64 48.3550499002 123% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.1628742515 43% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 12.197005988 81% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.62 12.5979740519 84% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.4 8.32208582834 89% => OK
difficult_words: 90.0 98.500998004 91% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 12.3882235529 113% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 11.1389221557 90% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.9071856287 84% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 Out of 6
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.