Self-study
Support A university study reported that between 1975 and 1983 the length of the average workweek in a certain country increased significantly. █ ████████████ ██████ ██ ███ █████ █████ █████ █ ███████████ ███████ ██ ███ ██████ ██ ███ ███████ ████████ ███ ███ ████ ███████ ███████████ ██ ███ ███████ ██████ ████████ ████ ████ ████ █████████ ███████ ██ ██████████████ ████ █████ ██ ██ ████ ██ ████ ███████ ███ ██ ███████████ ██ ███ ██████████ ██ ███ ████████ ████████
Summarize Argument: Phenomenon-Hypothesis
The author concludes that there’s no need to look further for an explanation of the difference between the results the university study arrived at and the results the governmental study arrived at because each study used a different method of investigation.
Identify and Describe Flaw
The author reasons that since the university study and governmental study used different methods of investigation, there’s no need to look for another explanation of the studies arriving at different results. However, the argument is flawed because the author fails to consider that two studies using different methods of investigation doesn’t guarantee that they’ll arrive at different results. Different investigation methods can arrive at the same result.
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We don’t know that the governmental study was produced for the purpose of the operation of government. The government could’ve produced it for a different reason.
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The author only discusses the method of investigation for each study. The author doesn’t discuss purpose.
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We have no idea if either of the studies have or haven’t been properly conducted.
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The argument commits this flaw. The author argues that the studies arriving at different results is explained by them using different methods of investigation, without recognizing that the studies could’ve arrived at the same results with different methods of investigation.
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The argument isn’t concerned with economic conditions. The author only argues that the studies arriving at different results is explained by them using different methods of investigation.