The following appeared as a part of an advertisement for Adams, who is seeking reelection as governor:"Reelect Adams, and you will be voting for proven leadership in improving the state's economy. Ov

This advertisement induces the public to re-elect Governor Adams because he has a proven leadership in improving state’s economy. It also mentions statistical data of the past that 70% of the state’s workers’ wages had gone up and 5000 new jobs had been created. Another reason given for re-electing Adams is a recent poll, which indicates that most respondents believe that the economy would likely continue to improve under Adams governance. The author also claims that Zebulon, Adams’s opponent, would only cause to the state’s economy as he disagrees with Adams economic policies. This argument is flawed as it contains unclear claims.

Firstly, the statistics are intended to support the main claim that the state is economically better off with Adams as a Governor and not Zebulon. But these details are vague. For example, the rise in workers’ wages could be diminutive and 5000 new jobs may have been too few to bring down the unemployment rate. The argument cites the new job offerings but ignores data on number of closed job vacancies.

The second flaw that can be recognized is that the argument mentions that in a recent poll many respondents believed that the state economy would improve is Adams was re-elected, but it fails to indicate information on the number and age group of respondents, types and number of questions and when and where was the poll conducted. Without these facts, there is no base to the argument.

Finally, the third claim made by the author that Zebulon, Adams’s opponent, would lead the state in the wrong direction just because he does not concur with Adams’s fiscal policies, is also flawed as it does not mention any bad-history of Zebulon. However, it may also be the case that policies of Adams may be harmful and thus Zebulon does not approve of them, but no such information is provided.

To conclude, this argument is weak. To strengthen it, the author must provide adequate data on change in workers’ pay and the effect of new jobs on unemployment rate and status of the state’s economy. Also, the author must support projections that Adams’s governance will improve the state’s economy and that his policies will impart more benefit than would Zebulon.