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GMAT考试写作指导:Argument范文七六

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  14. Two years ago Nova High School began to use interactive computer instruction in

  three academic subjects. The school dropout rate declined immediately and last years

  graduates have reported some impressive achievements in college. In future budgets the

  school board should use a greater portion of the available funds to buy more computers,

  and the schools in the district should adopt interactive computer instruction throughout

  the curriculum.

  Sample Essay 1:

  The argument that the school board should buy more computers and adopt

  interactive computer instruction is not entirely logically convincing, since it ignores

  certain crucial assumptions.

  First, the argument assumes that the decline of school dropout and the

  achievements of last years graduates results from the adoption of interactive computer

  instruction. However, there are several reasons why this might not be true. For example,

  achievements could have been made in other subjects than the ones with interactive

  computer instruction. Or last years graduates might not have been given the interactive

  computer instruction. Or the decline of the rate of dropout could be attributed to stricter

  discipline applied last year.

  Second, even supposing the Nova High Schools decline of the dropout and last

  years graduates achievements benefit directly from the usage of interactive computer

  instruction, the success of the instruction in one school may not ensure the success in

  other schools. If it does not suit other schools, the instruction will not work.

  Finally, even if the decline of the rate of dropout and the achievements of the last

  years graduates are the direct results of the interactive computer instruction, we still do

  not know whether the school can afford to apply the instruction on all the subjects or to

  all the students. If the school does not have sufficient fund and has to cut budgets on

  other projects such as the library, the quality of the schools education will also

  compromise.

  Thus, the argument is not completely sound. The evidence in support of the

  conclusion that the dropout rate declined and last years graduates made impressive

  achievements does little to prove the conclusion-that other schools should use a greater

  portion of their funds to apply the instruction-since it does not address the assumptions I

  have already raised. Ultimately, the argument might have been strengthened by making

  it clear that the decline of the dropout rate and the achievements of the graduates are the

  direct results of interactive computer instruction, that the instruction is also applicable to

  other schools in the district, and that the instruction is affordable to all the schools in the

  district.

  Sample Essay 2:

  The editorial recommends that the school board of Nova High spend a greater

  portion of available funds on the purchase of additional computers and adopt interactive

  computer instruction throughout the curriculum. Two reasons are offered in support of

  this recommendation. First, the introduction of interactive computer instruction in three

  academic subjects was immediately followed by a decline in the school dropout rate.

  Second, last years graduates experienced impressive achievements in college. This

  argument is unconvincing for two reasons.

  To begin with, this argument is a classic instance of after this, therefore because

  of this reasoning. The mere fact that the introduction of interactive computer

  instruction preceded the impressive performance of recent graduates and the decline in

  the dropout rate is insufficient to conclude that it was the cause of these events. Many

  other factors could bring about these same results. For example, the school may have

  implemented counseling and training programs that better meet the needs of students

  who might otherwise leave school to take jobs. In addition, the school may have

  introduced programs to better prepare students for college.

  Secondly, the author assumes that the impressive achievements of last years

  graduates bear some relation to the introduction of interactive computer instruction at

  Nova High. However, no evidence is offered to support this assumption. Lacking

  evidence that links the achievements of the recent graduates to the interactive

  instruction, it is presumptuous to suggest that the computer instruction was in some way

  responsible for the students impressive performance.

  In conclusion, the recommendation that Nova High spend a greater portion of

  available funds on the purchase of additional computers and adopt interactive computer

  instruction throughout the curriculum is ill-founded. To strengthen this recommendation

  the author would have to demonstrate that the decline in the dropout rate and the

  impressive performance of recent graduates came about as a result of the use of

  computer-interactive instruction. All that has been shown so far is a correlation between

  

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