The following appeared as part of an article in an entertainment magazine:
"A series of books based on the characters from a popular movie are consistently best sellers in local bookstores. Seeking to capitalize on the books' success, Vista Studios is planning to produce a movie sequel based on the books. Due to the success of the books and the original movie, the sequel will undoubtedly be profitable."
Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
Write the essay now!
Post date | Users | Rates | Link to Content |
---|---|---|---|
2017-07-25 | ShivaniPatel | view |
- The following appeared in the editorial section of a newspaper in the country of West Cambria:"The practice of officially changing speed limits on the highways—whether by increasing or decreasing t
- The following appeared in the editorial section of a campus newspaper:"Because occupancy rates for campus housing fell during the last academic year, so did housing revenues. To solve the problem, ca
- The following appeared in the promotional literature for Cerberus dog food:"Obesity is a great problem among pet dogs, just as it is among their human owners. Obesity in humans is typically caused by
- The following appeared in a memorandum from the directors of a security and safety consulting service:"Our research indicates that over the past six years no incidents of employee theft have been rep
- The following appeared as part of a business plan recommended by the new manager of a musical rock group called Zapped:"To succeed financially, Zapped needs greater name recognition. It should theref