Self-study
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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
David implied conclusion is that what Carla says is questionable. As support for this implied conclusion, David questions the value of professors taking leaves from teaching in order to do research.
Identify and Describe Flaw
David’s question of why universities should dedicate their limited resources to giving professors paid leaves of absence to do research is answered in Carla’s argument when she says “research not only advances human knowledge, but also improves professors’ teaching.”
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David's response to Carla is ████ ██████████ ██ █████████ ██ ███ ███████ ████ ██
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This is the flaw. The question that David poses can be answered in the last sentence of Carla’s argument––Carla explains why resources should be devoted to supporting professors taking time off.
b
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This is descriptively inaccurate; David does not assume that professors’ only function is teaching. David just questions the resource allocation involved in Carla’s suggestion.
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This is descriptively inaccurate. David’s claim does not indicate that he took Carla’s remarks to mean that all funding for professors comes from tax money.
d
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David’s response does not assume that research is the only purpose of paid leaves of absence; he just questions the value of allocating resources to support paid leaves of absence specifically dedicated to research.
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This is descriptively false. The leaves of absence being discussed are not vacations; rather, they will be used for research. Neither Carla nor David makes any comment on the value of vacations.